title: Massive Pulmonary Embolism at the Onset of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.
abstract: Life-threatening bleeding is a major and early complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but in the last years there is a growing evidence of thromboses in APL. We report the first case of a young woman with dyspnea as the first symptom of APL due to massive pulmonary embolism (PE) successfully treated with thrombolysis for PE and heparin. APL has been processed with a combination of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO) obtaining complete remission.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Roma.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sorà
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Roma.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chiusolo
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Roma.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laurenti
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Roma.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Autore
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Roma.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giammarco
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Roma.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sica