Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura secondary to an occult adenocarcinoma

Oncologist

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-300

  Pirrotta, Maria Teresa ^a,b   Bucalossi, Alessandro ^a   Forconi, Francesco ^a   Bocchia, Monica ^a   Mazzotta, Serena ^a   Sammassimo, Simona ^a   Gozzetti, Alessandro ^a   Lauria, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; Adenocarcinoma; Plasma exchange; TTP

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANEMIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BONE MARROW NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 17644421072     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.10-4-299     Document Type: Letter

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