Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare condition that can be difficult to diagnose due to its vague and nonspecific symptoms. It is even more unusual to identify CVT in association with malignancy. Given the rarity of this disease, treatment and management of CVT in the setting of malignancy is...
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| description | Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare condition that can be difficult to diagnose due to its vague and nonspecific symptoms. It is even more unusual to identify CVT in association with malignancy. Given the rarity of this disease, treatment and management of CVT in the setting of malignancy is not well defined. This case report and review of the literature addresses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and medical treatment for malignancy-related CVT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bee3aa327b4a4441a757c4da1f0a5d092025-02-03T06:45:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88492528849252Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureConstantine N. Logothetis0Charles Pizanis1Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 17 Davis Blvd, Suite 308, Tampa, FL 33606, USADivision of Hospital Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, MSC10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USACerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare condition that can be difficult to diagnose due to its vague and nonspecific symptoms. It is even more unusual to identify CVT in association with malignancy. Given the rarity of this disease, treatment and management of CVT in the setting of malignancy is not well defined. This case report and review of the literature addresses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and medical treatment for malignancy-related CVT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8849252 |
| spellingShingle | Constantine N. Logothetis Charles Pizanis Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Hematology |
| title | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | cerebral venous thrombosis in the setting of malignancy case report and review of the literature |
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