title: [Recurrent thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura associated to prostatic cancer. A case].
abstract: The association between thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura (TTP) and infectious or multisystem disease, pregnancy, transplantation, drugs and toxins is well known. The onset of TTP in the course of neoplasm is rarely described. The authors report one case of TTP associated with prostatic tumor. TTP preceded the discovery of neoplasm by 12 months. Moreover, TTP showed an original course with four recurrences despite antiplatelet and hormonal therapies; the successive regressions were obtained with less and less effort, as TTP was discovered at an early stage.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Clamart.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cherin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brivet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tertian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dreyfus
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barthélémy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dormont
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tchernia
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Purpura thrombocytopénique thrombotique récidivant associé à un cancer prostatique. Une observation.