title: Fulminant thrombotic microangiopathy as a clinical presentation of an occult signet-ring cell carcinoma of the lung and misdiagnosed as idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. pniscola@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Niscola
authors.forename: Maria B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scaramucci
authors.forename: Gisella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vischini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrannini
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fratoni
mesh_terms: D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000175:diagnosis; D057049:Thrombotic Microangiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed