Thrombosis & Cancer

This text offers a detailed and authoritative review of the issues involved in the links between thrombosis and haemostasis and cancer, and contains contributions from leading international researchers and clinicians in the several different disciplines involved.

Thrombosis and Cancer: A Short History of the Trousseau's Syndrome, M.H. Prins and H.-M.M.B. Otten Pathogenesis of Thrombosis in Cancer, A. Falanga, M. Marchetti, and A. Vignoli Platelets and Cancer, A. Klepfish, A. Schattner, G. Lugassy, and S. Karpatkin The Role of Blood Clotting in Tumor Metastasis: A Case for Tissue Factor, M.B. Donati and R. Lorenzet The Fibrinolytic System in Cancer, G. Lugassy and A. Klepfish Tumor Angiogenesis and Blood Coagulation, P.M. Fernandez, S.R. Patierno, and F.R. Rickles Risk of Cancer in Patients Presenting with Venous Thromboembolism, A. Piccioli and P. Prandoni Thrombotic Complications of Overt Cancer, G. Lugassy and B. Yoffe Systematic Microangiopathies in the Cancer Patient, M. Levi Thrombophilia and Risk of Venous THromboembolism in Cancer, R. Hoffman and B. Brenner Long-Term Thrombotic Complications in Cancer-Treated Patients: The Problem of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism, G.F. Pineo and R.D. Hull Prevention of Cancer-associated Thrombosis: An Overview, M. Levine Thromboprophylaxis in Cancer Surgery, A.K. Kakkar and G.A. Pertralia Catheter-related Arm-Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Cancer, M. Monreal Prevention and Treatment of Thrombosis in Cancer Patients, H.K. Breddin and R. Bauersachs Antimalignant Properties of Antithrombotic Agents, C.P.W. Klerk, S.M. Smorenburg, and H.R. Buller