LIFE-THREATENING HEMORRHAGE IN A PATIENT WITH GASTRIC-CANCER AND ACQUIRED HEMOPHILIA

Authors
HARADA Y IWAI M MIYOSHI M UEDA Y MITSUFUJI S SEIKI K HARADA M KASHIMA K
Citation
Y. Harada et al., LIFE-THREATENING HEMORRHAGE IN A PATIENT WITH GASTRIC-CANCER AND ACQUIRED HEMOPHILIA, The American journal of gastroenterology, 93(8), 1998, pp. 1372-1373
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
93
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1372 - 1373
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1998)93:8<1372:LHIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We report a case of a patient with life-threatening hemorrhage caused by the presence of acquired factor VIII inhibitors after gastrectomy f or signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach. Acquired factor VIII inh ibitors should be taken into consideration as a cause of acquired blee ding tendency among patients with gastrointestinal malignancies especi ally when the coagulation tests are unusual, (Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93: 1372-1373, (C) 1998 by Am, Cell, of Gastroenterology).