Incidental pulmonary embolism in cancer patients: clinical characteristics and outcome – a comprehensive cancer center experience

Hikmat N Abdel-Razeq1 Department of Internal MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]

Asem H Mansour2 Department of Radiology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

Yousef M Ismael1 Department of Internal Medicine

Pages 153-158 | Published online: 15 Mar 2011

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