Incidental DVT of the extremities in cancer patients
| Reference . | Study design . | Cancer patients (N) . | Cancer type . | Scanner . | Incidental DVT, n (%) . | Most proximal vein . | UEDVT . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | . | . | . | . | Inferior vena cava . | Ileofemoral . | popliteal . | . |
| 44 | Prospective | 1090 | Mixed | NR | 3 (0.3) | 0 | 3 | NR | NR |
| 6 | Retrospective | 207 | Lung | NR | 3 (1.45) | NR | NR | NR | 3 |
| 50 | Retrospective | 339 | Mixed | NR | 23 (6.8) | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Retrospective | 135 | Pancreas | NR | 6 (4.44)* | 0 | 5 | NR | 1 |
| 12 | Retrospective | 1331 | Mixed | PET-CT | 8 (0.6) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 56 | Retrospective | 453 | Prostate | NR | 13 (2.9) | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 57 | Retrospective | 838 | Mixed | NR | 8 (0.95) | 4 | 4 | NR | 1 |
| Reference . | Study design . | Cancer patients (N) . | Cancer type . | Scanner . | Incidental DVT, n (%) . | Most proximal vein . | UEDVT . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | . | . | . | . | Inferior vena cava . | Ileofemoral . | popliteal . | . |
| 44 | Prospective | 1090 | Mixed | NR | 3 (0.3) | 0 | 3 | NR | NR |
| 6 | Retrospective | 207 | Lung | NR | 3 (1.45) | NR | NR | NR | 3 |
| 50 | Retrospective | 339 | Mixed | NR | 23 (6.8) | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Retrospective | 135 | Pancreas | NR | 6 (4.44)* | 0 | 5 | NR | 1 |
| 12 | Retrospective | 1331 | Mixed | PET-CT | 8 (0.6) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 56 | Retrospective | 453 | Prostate | NR | 13 (2.9) | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 57 | Retrospective | 838 | Mixed | NR | 8 (0.95) | 4 | 4 | NR | 1 |
UEDVT, upper extremity DVT.
Events.