| Literature DB >> 12385553 |
Aparna A Deshpande1, Jignesh A Gandhi, Guruprasad Shetty, Sandeep Deshmukh, Amita S Joshi, Jayprakash V Hardikar.
Abstract
Patients presenting with acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as the first symptom of malignancy are rare. A 68-year-old man presented with DIC. On evaluation, he was found to have adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Resection of the growth controlled the DIC for a few days, after which the patient developed altered coagulation parameters and sepsis, and succumbed.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12385553
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Gastroenterol ISSN： 0254-8860