Acute Aortic Thrombosis Following Capecitabine Chemotherapy in a Patient with Colon Cancer
10.3348/jksr.2018.79.3.166
- Author:
Min Kyung LEE
1
;
Eun Young KIM
;
Young Saing KIM
;
Sun Jin SYM
;
Jeong Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2018;79(3):166-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The elevated risk for thromboembolic events in cancer patients has been well documented. Chemotherapy is considered to be one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular complications such as arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, angina, and myocardial infarction. However, acute aortic thrombosis is an extremely rare complication in patients receiving chemotherapy. The authors report a case of acute aortic thrombosis after adjuvant capecitabine chemotherapy for colon cancer.
