title: Alleviation of primary fibrinolysis after hypophysectomy.
abstract: A case of primary hyperfibrinolysis secondary to disseminated prostatic carcinoma is presented. Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy resulted in a significant palliative response and reversal of the bleeding tendency.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery