Screening for Occult Malignancy in Patients With Idiopathic Venous Thromboembolism

Virtual colonoscopy and gastroscopy, a biphasic enhanced CT for hepatoma and renal cell carcinoma, parenchymal pancreatogram with minimum intensity projection (MinIP) reformation for pancreatic carcinoma, and finally uniphasic enhanced CT of distended bladder for bladder and ovarian carcinomas.

"1\) A complete medical history and physical examination; 2) complete blood count; 3) liver function tests (AST, ALT, ALP, bilirubin, LDH); 4) renal function test (creatinine); 5) chest X-ray (if not performed in the past year)~In women, a pap smear/pelvic examination (if \> 18 and \< 70 years old and not performed during the past year),a mammogram (\> 50 years old) will be performed if not conducted in last year. Similarly for men, prostate examination +/- PSA testing (\>40 years old) will be performed if not conducted in the past year."