title: Coagulation disorders in cancer.
abstract: Coagulation disorders are common in cancer patients. This article reviews the coagulation laboratory findings in these patients and the thromboembolic and hemorrhagic manifestations of malignancy. Among the many topics addressed are Trousseau's syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and acquired von Willebrand disease. Pathogenesis of the coagulation disorders and recommendations for treatment of various syndromes are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pathology Department, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Goad
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gralnick
mesh_terms: D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control