... saturated fatty acids are known to accelerate blood clotting and artificial thrombus formation in vitro, and to produce massive thrombosis and death ...

Long-chain saturated fatty acids are known to accelerate blood clotting and artificial thrombus formation in vitro, and to produce massive thrombosis and death in dogs and mice. We have found that some long-chain fatty acids induce fibrinolytic activity o...

There are few reports of tumor thrombus formation in the umbilical vein. We report a case in which sonographic examination revealed tumor thrombus formation in the reopened umbilical vein in a patient with hepatic cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, and portal hypertension. PMID:21283995