Disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to metastatic prostate cancer: case report and review of the literature

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2009 Dec;81(4):212-4.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Anilides / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / diagnosis
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / drug therapy
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology*
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / radiotherapy
  • Ecchymosis / etiology
  • Femur / pathology*
  • Hematuria / etiology
  • Humans
  • Leuprolide / administration & dosage
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nitriles / administration & dosage
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Tosyl Compounds / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anilides
  • Nitriles
  • Tosyl Compounds
  • bicalutamide
  • Leuprolide