Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3988800 | Journal of Cancer Research and Practice | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Trousseau's syndrome is defined as any unexplained thrombotic event that precedes the diagnosis of an occult visceral malignancy or appears concomitantly with a tumor. The high incidence of thromboembolic disease in patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma has been well reported. We report a case of Trousseau's syndrome in a 64-year-old man with pancreatic head cancer, presenting with acute ischemic stroke one week following pancreaticoduodenectomy. The patient was promptly treated with low-molecular-weight heparin without recurrence of thromboembolic events during follow-up.
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