Coincidence of Malignancy and Congenital Thrombophilia as the Cause of Deep Venous Thrombosis - Case Report and Review of the Literature
Introduction: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT, phlebothrombosis) is a very important clinical problem with its resultant fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) as one of the possible consequences. Factor V Leiden (FV Leiden) is a genetic disorder characterized by a poor anticoagulant response to activated protei...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2014-09-01
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Series: | Acta Medica Martiniana |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2014-0008 |