Balancing bleeding in brain metastases.

Published in: Blood (2015)

In this issue of Blood, Donato et al report that treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) with anticoagulation does not increase the risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with solid tumors metastatic to the brain.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
brain metastases
small cell lung cancer
direct oral anticoagulants
atrial fibrillation
squamous cell carcinoma
white matter
smoking cessation