Unprovoked venous thromboembolism in women over 40: is screening for occult malignancy with mammography and abdominopelvic CT of benefit?

Nuala Healy; F.C. Daley; R. Sinnatamby

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2020.05.022

doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2020.05.022

Unprovoked venous thromboembolism in women over 40: is screening for occult malignancy with mammography and abdominopelvic CT of benefit?

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Clinical Radiology2.60

Volume: 75, Issue: 10, Pages: 757 - 762

Published: Oct 1, 2020

Abstract

•Screening mammogram associated with low cancer detection rate in unprovoked VTE. •Low cancer detection with abdominopelvic CT in women with unprovoked VTE. •High number of false positive findings on mammogram and CT in unprovoked VTE. Aim To determine imaging and pathological outcomes in cases of unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) referred for mammogram. A secondary objective was to elucidate outcomes of abdominopelvic computed tomography...