Thromb Haemost 2002; 87(03): 402-408
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613017
Review Article
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Relationship of Coagulation Test Abnormalities to Tumour Burden and Postoperative DVT in Resected Colorectal Cancer

L. H. Iversen
1   Department of Surgical Gastroenterology A, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark
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O. Thorlacius-Ussing
1   Department of Surgical Gastroenterology A, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark
› Institutsangaben
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Received 09. April 2001

Accepted after resubmission 26. November 2001

Publikationsdatum:
14. Dezember 2017 (online)

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Summary

In a prospective study, coagulation test results were compared in 137 patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and 39 subjects with benign colorectal diseases. Prothrombin fragment 1+2 (F1+2), thrombinantithrombin complex (TAT), and soluble fibrin (SF) were measured in plasma before and after surgery. CRC patients presented with significantly higher values of F1+2 and TAT than controls. Patients with localised CRC had elevated values of F1+2 and TAT, whereas patients with advanced CRC also had elevated SF values. TAT and SF levels correlated with tumour spread, and normal values virtually excluded advanced cancer. Postoperative deep venous thrombosis (DVT) was diagnosed by phlebography in 20% of the CRC patients. Preoperative values of the markers did not predict postoperative DVT, but postoperative values did.