Saddle Pulmonary Embolism in a Cancer Patient with Thrombocytopenia : A Treatment Dilemma

الملخص EN

The association between cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is well established.

Saddle pulmonary embolism is not uncommon in hospitalized cancer patients and confers a higher mortality.

We report a case of saddle pulmonary embolism in a cancer patient with thrombocytopenia, discuss the bleeding risks, complexity of managing such patients and review current guidelines.