Primarily unknown origin adenocarcinoma metastasis in bone marrow presenting with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report

Koroglu M., ERKURT M. A., Berber İ., KUKU İ., KAYA E., Ozkahraman A., ...Daha Fazla

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, cilt.49, sa.2, ss.341-344, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.05.009
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.341-344
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Plasmapheresis, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Primarily unknown carcinoma, HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME, CANCER, PLASMA, EXPERIENCE, APOPTOSIS
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report a case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura refractory to plasma exchange treatment. In bone marrow examination non hematopoetic cell groups have seen. But the primary tumor could neither be located endoscopically nor in imaging examinations. Upon the bone marrow biopsy confirm the adenocarcinoma metastasis an objective improvement have achived in the blood picture after polychemotherapy. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.