Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer

• Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare complication of cancer. • NBTE may precede the diagnosis of an occult gynecologic malignancy. • Malignancy-induced NBTE must be considered in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism. • The most effective treatment is anticoagulation and...

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Autores principales: Orfanelli, Theofano, Sultanik, Elliot, Shell, Roger, Gibbon, Darlene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27453927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2016.05.010
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description • Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare complication of cancer. • NBTE may precede the diagnosis of an occult gynecologic malignancy. • Malignancy-induced NBTE must be considered in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism. • The most effective treatment is anticoagulation and treatment of the underlying cancer.
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spelling pubmed-49415602016-07-22 Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer Orfanelli, Theofano Sultanik, Elliot Shell, Roger Gibbon, Darlene Gynecol Oncol Rep Case Report • Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare complication of cancer. • NBTE may precede the diagnosis of an occult gynecologic malignancy. • Malignancy-induced NBTE must be considered in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism. • The most effective treatment is anticoagulation and treatment of the underlying cancer. Elsevier 2016-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4941560/ /pubmed/27453927 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2016.05.010 Text en © 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer
title_full Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer
title_fullStr Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer
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title_short Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer
title_sort nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a rare manifestation of gynecologic cancer
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27453927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2016.05.010
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