Recent Trends in the Management of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Cancer Patients

Abstract

Deep venous thrombosis is considered to be one other challenges in medical practice because of silent nature in the most of the cases & the complications that result that may end with death. It's very difficult to study its incidence. There is strong relation between malignancy & thrombosis. The incidence of deep venous thrombosis in malignancy differs according to the type of the tumour. There are many risk factors of deep venous thrombosis other than malignancy like surgery, history of previous attack, immobility, obesty, pregnancy, and contraceptives, & others. The incidence differ from one risk factor to another & also according to presence of other co-morbidities. Venous thrombosis occurs as a result of one or more three factors postulated by Virchow either abnormalities of blood flow, abnormalities of blood or vascular injury. Deep venous thrombosis in malignancy may be due to other causes like surgery, chemotherapy or central venous catheters. ____________________ Key words: Recent Trends in treatment of Deep venous thrombosisVenous Thrombosis in cancer patients