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Gastric cancer presenting with acute disseminated intravascular coagulation
Aparna A Deshpande1, Jignesh A Gandhi, Guruprasad Shetty
1Department of Surgery, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Mumbai. ashishaparna@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Patients presenting with acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as the first symptom of malignancy are rare. A 68-year-old man presented with DIC. On evaluation, he was found to have adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Resection of the growth controlled the DIC for a few days, after which the patient developed altered coagulation parameters and sepsis, and succumbed.