Data collection:
Imaging studies, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography (US) and echocardiography, for all patients who were seen at TCH Cancer Center during the study period were pulled from the electronic medical record using the keywords “TUMOR” and “THROMBUS” in the final impression. Epic Clarity reporting database, based on the Oracle relational database management system, was used. Pulled data was written in the Oracle SQL Developer tool. Exclusion criteria included patients with age above 21 years or no finding of tumor thrombus on imaging. For patients meeting the criteria, the electronic medical records were comprehensively reviewed and following data collected: patient demographics, tumor type, imaging findings, treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, anticoagulation- dose, duration, rationale, and complications.