Disseminated intravascular coagulation as the presenting sign of metastatic prostate cancer

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Duran, Ignacio ^a   Tannock, Ian F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

DIC; Differential diagnosis; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; BICALUTAMIDE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METASTASIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSTATE CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749424441     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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