Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare tumors, which originate from the epithelial cells of the thymus. We present a case of thymic carcinoma, which presented with DIC as an initial manifestation. DIC improved with corticosteroid treatment and thymic carcinoma was amendable to chemoradiation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Siricilla, Mamatha, Memon, Jawairia, Avery, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25478263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/202943

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