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Massive disseminated intravascular coagulation and hyperfibrinolysis in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: case report and review of the literature

Annals of Hematology volume 78, pages 335–338 (1999)Cite this article

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 A 68-year-old woman presented with profuse hemorrhage and other signs suggesting an acute leukemia. Histologic and cytogenetic evaluation of her bone marrow revealed alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma as the underlying cause of massive disseminated intravascular coagulation and hyperfibrinolysis. A review of the literature reveals that coagulopathy appears to be a common feature of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology, University of Vienna; Währinger Gürtel 18–20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Tel.: 0043-1-40400-4410, Fax: 0043-1-4026930), , , , , , AT

    M. Fiegl, A. Weltermann, K. Lechner & H. Gisslinger

  2. Department of Medical Biology, University of Vienna, Austria, , , , , , AT

    R. Stindl & C. Fonatsch

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Received: October 6, 1998 / Accepted: January 13, 1999

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Fiegl, M., Weltermann, A., Stindl, R. et al. Massive disseminated intravascular coagulation and hyperfibrinolysis in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: case report and review of the literature. Ann Hematol 78, 335–338 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002770050525

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