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Pulmonary Embolism and Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Advanced Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

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Abbreviations

LMWH:

Low molecular weight heparin

DVT:

Deep venous thrombosis

PE:

Pulmonary embolism

TF:

Tissue factor

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    Sudeep Dhoj Thapa, Hiba Hadid & Mohammad Usman

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Thapa, S.D., Hadid, H. & Usman, M. Pulmonary Embolism and Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Advanced Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Canc 46, 182–184 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9697-0

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