title: Gastric cancer presenting with acute disseminated intravascular coagulation.
abstract: Patients presenting with acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as the first symptom of malignancy are rare. A 68-year-old man presented with DIC. On evaluation, he was found to have adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Resection of the growth controlled the DIC for a few days, after which the patient developed altered coagulation parameters and sepsis, and succumbed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Mumbai. ashishaparna@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aparna A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Jignesh A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Guruprasad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: Amita S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Jayprakash V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Hardikar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000150:complications*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*