Trousseau's syndrome associated with tissue factor produced by pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
The case history is presented of a patient with Trousseau's syndrome in which tissue factor originating from lung cancer appeared responsible for recurrent DVT/PE. This is thought to be the first such case to be reported.
Sato
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First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 060-8638.
Tsujino
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Ikeda
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Ieko
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Nishimura
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013577:Syndrome; D013925:Thromboplastin / Q000378:metabolism*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
D013925:Thromboplastin