Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in advanced prostate cancer: Case report and published work review

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-152

  Caramello, Valeria ^a,b   Dovio, Andrea ^a   Caraci, Pasquale ^a   Berruti, Alfredo ^b   Angeli, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia; Plasma exchange; Prostate cancer; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DOCETAXEL; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; FUROSEMIDE; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; MORPHINE SULFATE; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 33846286908     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01644.x     Document Type: Article

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