Table 2.
Incidence and types of VTE in NSCLC
| Type/Site of VTE | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Total episodes | 71 (11.7) |
| DVT alone | 44 (7.3) |
| Upper extremity and neck | 10 (1.6) |
| Lower extremity and pelvis | 32 (5.3) |
| Upper extremity and lower extremity | 2 (0.3) |
| PE alone | 7 (1.1) |
| Segmental/subsegmental | 4 (0.6) |
| Above segmental | 3 (0.5) |
| DVT and PE combined | 20 (3.3) |
| Lower extremity, pelvis DVT and segmental PE | 13 (2.1) |
| Upper extremity, pelvis DVT and above segmental PE | 1 (0.2) |
| Lower extremity, pelvis DVT and above segmental PE | 4 (0.6) |
| Upper extremity, lower extremity DVT and segmental PE | 2 (0.3) |
Abbreviations: DVT deep vein thrombosis, NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, PE pulmonary embolism, VTE venous thromboembolism