Abdominal visceral adipose tissue is associated with unsuspected pulmonary embolism on routine CT scans in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Xiaojuan Xiao,Yao Wang,Ying Gao,Qiuxia Xie,Xuhui Zhou,Ling Lin,Ilona A. Dekkers,Hildo J. Lamb

Abdominal visceral adipose tissue is associated with unsuspected pulmonary embolism on routine CT scans in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

2019

Xiaojuan Xiao
Yao Wang
Ying Gao
Qiuxia Xie
Xuhui Zhou
Ling Lin
Ilona A. Dekkers
Hildo J. Lamb

Objective:Unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) has been increasingly diagnosed as an incidental finding on CT scans for routine staging in cancer patients. Previous studies suggest that obesity is ...

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Gastrointestinal cancer
Cancer
Adipose tissue
Pathology
Radiology
Pulmonary embolism
Medicine
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