Dramatic response of acute disseminated intravascular coagulation to erlotinib in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma with activating mutation
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a commonly encountered clinical situation characterized by thrombotic occlusion or bleeding in patients with lung cancer. DIC in patients with cancer is usually asymptomatic, taking a chronic form as a compensatory mechanism. Although acute DIC in pati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517720099 |