title: Disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to metastatic prostate cancer: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is the most frequent coagulation disorder associated with metastatic prostate cancer. We report a case of a 60-year-old white man who was admitted in our department with ecchymoses and haematuria secondary to a DIC associated with metastatic prostate cancer. A review of this clinical scenario is also reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. francesco.pinto@libero.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brescia
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardi
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gulino
authors.forename: Pierfrancesco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bassi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D000813:Anilides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000209:etiology; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014105:Tosyl Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000813:Anilides; D009570:Nitriles; D014105:Tosyl Compounds; C053541:bicalutamide; D016729:Leuprolide