Massive disseminated intravascular coagulation and hyperfibrinolysis in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | Michael Fiegl, C. Fonatsch, Klaus Lechner, Ansgar Weltermann, Heinz Gisslinger, Reinhard Stindl |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology hemic and lymphatic diseases Internal medicine Coagulopathy medicine Humans Rhabdomyosarcoma neoplasms Rhabdomyosarcoma Alveolar Aged Disseminated intravascular coagulation Acute leukemia Hematology business.industry Fibrinolysis General Medicine Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation medicine.disease Hyperfibrinolysis medicine.anatomical_structure Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma Female Bone marrow business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of hematology. 78(7) |
| ISSN: | 0939-5555 |
| Popis: | A 68-year-old woman presented with profuse hemorrhage and other signs suggesting an acute leukemia. Histologic and cytogenetic evaluation of her bone marrow revealed alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma as the underlying cause of massive disseminated intravascular coagulation and hyperfibrinolysis. A review of the literature reveals that coagulopathy appears to be a common feature of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. |
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