Thromboembolism after cardiac surgery in a patient with cancer-related thrombosis and severe thrombocytopenia: A case reportopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Soo Yeon; Ro, Soo Jin; Koh, Su Rim; Lim, Hyunyoung
- Issue Date
- Jun-2021
- Publisher
- NLM (Medline)
- Keywords
- cancer-associated thrombosis; cardiac surgery; thrombocytopenia; venous thromboembolism
- Citation
- Medicine, v.100, no.22, pp.1 - 3
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Medicine
- Volume
- 100
- Number
- 22
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 3
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/141795
- DOI
- 10.1097/MD.0000000000026152
- ISSN
- 0025-7974
- Abstract
- Rationale: Patients with cancer have elevated risk of both venous thromboembolism and bleeding compared with patients without cancer due to cancer- and patient-specific factors. Balancing the increased and competing risks of clotting and bleeding in these patients can be difficult because management of cancer-associated thrombosis requires anticoagulation despite its known increased risks for bleeding. The adjustment of blood transfusion or cessation of anticoagulants can be a challenge in surgical diagnosis or treatment of cancer patients with such an imbalanced coagulate status. Patient concerns: A 45-year-old woman with no underlying disease was suspected of ovarian cancer and was awaiting diagnostic laparoscopic exploration surgery. Diagnoses: While waiting for the surgery, the patient developed chest pain and underwent stent insertion under diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Two weeks later, endocarditis developed, and replacement of the aortic valve and mitral valve was planned. In addition, the patient developed multiple thromboembolisms and was administered anticoagulants to eliminate vegetation of valves and multiple thromboses. Her blood test showed anemia (7.4 g/dL) and severe thrombocytopenia (24 x 10(9)/L). Interventions: The patient underwent double valve replacement. Outcomes: A color change of the left lower extremity was noted 5 hours after double valve replacement, and angiography was performed. Thrombectomy was performed under diagnosis of thrombosis in the left iliac artery. One month later, the patient underwent laparoscopic exploration surgery as scheduled. Lessons: This case will help establish the criteria of blood coagulation for surgical treatment of cancer patients with imbalanced clotting and bleeding.
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