Massive disseminated intravascular coagulation and hyperfibrinolysis in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: Case report and review of the literature

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 335-338

  Fiegl, M ^a   Weltermann, A ^a   Stindl, R ^b   Fonatsch, C ^b   Lechner, K ^a   Gisslinger, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma; DIC; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Fibrinolysis; Hemorrhagic diatheses; Review

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

AGED; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR;

EID: 0032855456     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050525     Document Type: Article

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