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How do you manage anticoagulation in a patient with DVT from likely malignant mechanical obstruction?

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Hematology · University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

This is a very difficult situation to manage.

Would promptly initiate therapeutic anticoagulation as long as no increased risks for bleeding.

The surgery to remove the uterine mass is likely urgent. I would confirm with gynecologic oncology (or the team planning on removing the mass) that it is not...

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