Incidental pulmonary embolism in oncologic patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hans-Jonas MeyerAndreas WienkeAlexey Surov

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

The overall frequency of IPE in oncologic patients was 3.36%. There are considerable differences in regard to primary tumors with the highest frequency in prostate cancer and pancreatic and hepatobiliary carcinomas.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
radical prostatectomy
prognostic factors
inferior vena cava
high grade
robot assisted