A Paraneoplastic Syndrome to Remember: A Case of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Lung Cancer

Gameiro, R. and Gomes, R. and Jorge, V. and Picado, B. and Martos Gonçalves, F. and Lomelino Araújo, J. (2019) A Paraneoplastic Syndrome to Remember: A Case of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Lung Cancer. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 6 (6). ISSN 2284-2594

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Abstract

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome characterized by the widespread activation of coagulation. It can present as an acute life-threatening emergency or as a chronic process. Mortality is highly dependent on the reversibility of the aetiology and degree of coagulation impairment, so treatment of the underlying cause is vital. The authors present the case of a 57-year-old man whose inaugural presentation of lung cancer was chronic DIC, characterized by three thrombotic events, followed by acute DIC, culminating in death. Metastatic lung cancer was diagnosed only after death.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Disseminated intravascular coagulation, lung cancer, intracerebral bleeding
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale)
Depositing User: Lorenzo Sgro
Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2020 15:22
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2020 15:22
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19473

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