CASE REPORT
Trousseau’s syndrome associated with tissue factor produced by pulmonary adenocarcinoma
1 First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
2 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences, University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan
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Dr I Tsujino
First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 060-8638; it013{at}med.hokudai.ac.jp
The case history is presented of a patient with Trousseau’s syndrome in which tissue factor originating from lung cancer appeared responsible for recurrent DVT/PE. This is thought to be the first such case to be reported.
Abbreviations: DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism; TF, tissue factor
Keywords: Trousseau’s syndrome; lung cancer; tissue factor; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism
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