Haemorrhagic breast infarction complicating anticoagulant therapy.
Haemorrhagic infarction of the breast induced by anticoagulant therapy is rare and has been infrequently reported in the literature. The following report illustrates such a case in which there was development of massive haemorrhagic infarction of the breast during treatment with nicoumalone for deep venous thrombosis after an operation for carcinoma of the colon.
D000074:Acenocoumarol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000098:blood supply*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D006493:Heparin; D000074:Acenocoumarol