A case of Trousseau syndrome caused by pulmonary adenocarcinoma that was controlled for one year and 10 months with thrombosis treatment using an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor and chemotherapy

A case of Trousseau syndrome caused by pulmonary adenocarcinoma that was controlled for one year and 10 months with thrombosis treatment using an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor and chemotherapy

A 47-year-old female with no history of previous illnesses developed cerebral infarction and was diagnosed with lung cancer, specifically EGFR mutation-positive adenocarcinoma, and Trousseau syndrome. The patient's response to anticoagulant therapy with non-fractionated heparin was very poor; h...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Masubuchi, Toshitaka Maeno, Megumi Uchida, Shunichi Kono, Masafumi Suzuki, Masao Takemura, Aya Yamaguchi, Koichi Yamaguchi, Masahiko Kanbe, Shinsuke Kitahara, Kenichiro Hara, Shiro Hara, Nozomi Aoki, Tatsuo Suga, Masahiko Kurabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Trousseau syndrome
Lung cancer
EGFR mutation-positive
Chemotherapy
Anticoagulant therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115000350

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