Adding CT to screening for occult cancer did not increase diagnosis of cancer from screening in unprovoked VTE
Authors: Richard Schreiber
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

ACP Journal Club17 November 2015Adding CT to screening for occult cancer did not increase diagnosis of cancer from screening in unprovoked VTERichard Schreiber, MD, FACPRichard Schreiber, MD, FACPHoly Spirit Health System—A Geisinger Affiliate, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA (R.S.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-2015-163-10-009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationCarrier M, Lazo-Langner A, Shivakumar S, et al; SOME Investigators. Screening for occult cancer in unprovoked venous thromboembolism. N Engl J Med. 2015;373:697-704. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26095467Clinical Impact RatingsGIM/FP/GP: Hematology: Oncology: References1. Piccioli A, Lensing AW, Prins MH, et al; SOMIT Investigators Group. Extensive screening for occult malignant disease in idiopathic venous thromboembolism: a prospective randomized clinical trial. J Thromb Haemost. 2004;2:884-9. [PMID: 15140122] Google Scholar2. Carrier M, Le Gal G, Wells PS, et al. Systematic review: the Trousseau syndrome revisited: should we screen extensively for cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism? Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:323-33. [PMID: 18765702] Google Scholar3. Prandoni P, Casiglia E, Piccioli A, et al. The risk of cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism does not exceed that expected in the general population after the first 6 months [Letter]. J Thromb Haemost. 2010;8:1126-7. [PMID: 20149076] Google Scholar4. Van Doormaal FF, Terpstra W, Van Der Griend R, et al. Is extensive screening for cancer in idiopathic venous thromboembolism warranted? J Thromb Haemost. 2011;9:79-84. [PMID: 20946181] Google Scholar5. Bierry G, Holl N, Kellner F, et al. Venous thromboembolism and occult malignancy: simultaneous detection during pulmonary CT angiography with CT venography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008;191:885-9. [PMID: 18716124] Google Scholar6. Alfonso A, Redondo M, Rubio T, et al. Screening for occult malignancy with FDG-PET/CT in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism. Int J Cancer. 2013;133:2157-64. [PMID: 23616232] Google Scholar7. Chauchard M, Benali K, Papo T, Sacre K. Positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography as a screening tool for occult malignancy in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism: an observational study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2014;93:e110. [PMID: 25380083] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Holy Spirit Health System—A Geisinger Affiliate, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA (R.S.)This article was published at Annals.org on 3 November 2015. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 17 November 2015Volume 163, Issue 10Page: JC9KeywordsAngiographyCancer screeningComputed axial tomographyCreatinineLung and intrathoracic tumorsMortalityRadiation exposureThoraxVenous thromboembolism ePublished: 17 November 2015 Issue Published: 17 November 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...