British journal of cancer
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British journal of cancer · Jan 2006
Increased risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with acute leukaemia.
Patients with malignancies have an increased risk for venous thromboembolisms (VTE), but data on patients with acute leukaemia are very limited so far. We found VTE in 12% of 455 patients with acute leukaemia, half of which occurred in association with central venous catheters, with equal risk of ALL and AML.