Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in patient with metastatic occult adenocarcinoma. A case report;Un caso di porpora trombotica trombocitopenica in paziente con adenocarcinoma metastatico

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-199

  Turitto, Giacinto ^a,b   Annunziata, Mena ^a   Barletta, Emiddio ^a   Lombardi, Rosaria ^a   Tinessa, Vincenza ^a   Daniele, Bruno ^a  

^a G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Exchange plasmapheresis; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METASTASIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; FATAL OUTCOME; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 33646518388     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: 00341193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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