Primarily unknown origin adenocarcinoma metastasis in bone marrow presenting with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report

Autor: Emin Kaya, Nasuhi Engin Aydin, Mustafa Koroglu, Adnan Ozkahraman, Irfan Kuku, Ilhami Berber, Mehmet Ali Erkurt
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 49:341-344
ISSN: 1473-0502
Popis: We report a case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura refractory to plasma exchange treatment. In bone marrow examination non hematopoetic cell groups have seen. But the primary tumor could neither be located endoscopically nor in imaging examinations. Upon the bone marrow biopsy confirm the adenocarcinoma metastasis an objective improvement have achived in the blood picture after polychemotherapy.
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