Table 1. Cancer sites associated with the highest risk of venous thromboembolism at US medical centers (23).
Site of cancer | No. | % VTE |
---|---|---|
Pancreas | 26,118 | 8.1 |
Kidney | 29,651 | 5.6 |
Ovary | 23,839 | 5.6 |
Lung | 107,587 | 5.1 |
Stomach | 15,934 | 4.9 |
VTE, venous thromboembolism.