Single institutional experience of prevalence and risk factors of thromboembolic events in children with solid tumors

Publication Date

2014

Journal Title

Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis

Abstract

Children with cancer are long-term survivors and sequelae from thromboembolic events (TEEs) that include postthrombotic syndrome can cause significant morbidity. Prevalence and risk factors in children with solid tumors are not well described despite some recent studies. If risk factors were better defined, it may be possible to institute appropriate strategies to prevent TEEs and sequelae. A single institution study was performed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of TEEs in pediatric solid tumors; this included a retrospective analysis of children with central nervous system (CNS) and non-CNS solid tumors with and without TEEs. TEEs were observed in 7.16% of analyzed tumors, higher in the non-CNS (10.6%) than in the CNS tumor category (1.9% P

Volume Number

25

Issue Number

4

Pages

333-339

Document Type

Article

EPub Date

2014/01/05

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

General Pediatrics

PMID

24384912

DOI

10.1097/mbc.0000000000000038

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