Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) as paraneoplastic syndrome in metastasized signet ring cell carcinomas: Case reports and review of the literature

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 719-722

  Arkenau, H T ^a   Mussig O ^a   Buhr, T ^b   Jend, H H ^a   Porschen, R ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BREMEN OST   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gastric carcinoma; Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Signet ring carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CISPLATIN; CORTISONE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; OXALIPLATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER GROWTH; CASE REPORT; COOMBS TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW NEOPLASMS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SIGNET RING CELL; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24144494162     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858259     Document Type: Article

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