2317 Uterine serous carcinoma is associated with a high risk of venous thromboembolism regardless of latency from surgical staging

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Patients with gynecologic cancer are known to have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the postoperative period secondary to hypercoagulability from both malignancy and pelvic surgery. Recent literature suggests that chemotherapy itself may be thrombogenic...

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Main Authors: Gregory M. Gressel, Lauren Turker, Shayan Dioun, Nicole S. Nevadunsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866118001930/type/journal_article