Article
Dramatic response of acute disseminated intravascular coagulation to erlotinib in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma with activating EGFR mutation.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Jan 2018
Kim Jung Soo, Ryu Jeong-Seon, Jeon Sang Hoon, Kim Hyun-Jung, Nam Hae-Seong, Cho Jae Hwa, Kwak Seung Min, Lee Hong Lyeol
Abstract excerpt
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a commonly encountered clinical situation characterized by thrombotic occlusion or bleeding in patients with lung cancer. DIC in patients with cancer is usually asymptomatic, taking a chronic form as a compensatory mechanism. Although acute DIC in patients with lung cancer is rarely reported, it can be fatal. We herein describe a patient with lung adenocarcinoma...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma of Lung
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- ErbB Receptors
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride
- Gene Expression
