Incidental venous thromboembolism, detected by chance, but still venous thromboembolism

Incidental venous thromboembolism (VTE) refers to deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosed on an imaging test, usually computed tomography, performed for another reason than the clinical suspicion of VTE. Incidental VTE is particularly frequent in patients with cancer who have an increased risk of VTE and who underwent frequent imaging tests for staging purposes and assessment of anticancer treatment. Incidental venous...