title: Correction of coagulopathy associated with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) by surgical debulking in a case of ovarian clear cell carcinoma.
abstract: •Ovarian cancer, particularly clear cell carcinoma, creates a hypercoagulable state.•This state can predispose to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE).•NBTE can embolize and cause widespread arterial infarction.•NBTE is sometimes associated with a treatment refractory disseminated coagulopathy.•Surgical removal of the primary mass can sometimes reverse the coagulopathy.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
authors.forename: Benjamin B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Albright
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Black
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vilardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Schwartz
keywords: Hypercoaguability of malignancy; Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis; Ovarian clear cell carcinoma