Annals of Hematology

, Volume 97, Issue 3, pp 545–546 | Cite as

A patient with acquired factor X deficiency and metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: is there a link between metastasis and factor deficiency in solid tumors?

  • T. Cammaert
  • K. Decaestecker
  • N. Sundahl
  • S. Rottey
  • K. M. J. Devreese
Letter to the Editor
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Coagulation LaboratoryGhent University HospitalGhentBelgium
  2. 2.Department of UrologyUniversity Hospital GhentGhentBelgium
  3. 3.Department of Radiation-Oncology and Experimental Cancer ResearchUniversity Hospital GhentGhentBelgium
  4. 4.Department of Medical OncologyUniversity Hospital GhentGhentBelgium

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