Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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.

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Main Authors: Mamatha Siricilla, Jawairia Memon, Robert Avery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/202943
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spelling doaj-a1cbf043952249fa96949ec77c43bf852020-11-25T00:35:47ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142014-01-01201410.1155/2014/202943202943Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular CoagulationMamatha Siricilla0Jawairia Memon1Robert Avery2University of Alabama Birmingham Montgomery Internal Medicine, Montgomery, AL 36116, USAUniversity of Alabama Birmingham Montgomery Internal Medicine, Montgomery, AL 36116, USAUniversity of Alabama Birmingham Montgomery Internal Medicine, Montgomery, AL 36116, USAThymomas 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/202943
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Robert Avery
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Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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title Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
title_short Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
title_full Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
title_fullStr Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
title_full_unstemmed Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
title_sort thymic carcinoma presenting as disseminated intravascular coagulation
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
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2090-6714
publishDate 2014-01-01
description 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.
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