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- Title
Revisiting the meaning of Trousseau sign and syndrome.
- Authors
Yale, Steven H.; Tekiner, Halil; Yale, Eileen S.
- Abstract
The article discusses the meaning and appropriate use of the term "Trousseau sign and syndrome" in the medical field. The term originated from Trousseau's observations in 1868 of the association between uterine cancer and venous thrombosis in women. The article suggests that the term "cancer-associated thrombosis" should be used to describe the broad spectrum of thrombotic events occurring in cancer patients, and "cancer-associated arterial thrombosis" or "cancer-induced arterial thrombosis" should be used to describe thromboembolic conditions involving the arterial side of the circulation in cancer patients. The article emphasizes the need for consistent and precise medical terminology.
- Subjects
MEDICAL terminology; SYNDROMES; CEREBRAL infarction; HISTORY of medicine; THROMBOTIC thrombocytopenic purpura; VENOUS thrombosis
- Publication
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 2024, Vol 35, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2005-0380
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3802/jgo.2024.35.e90