Cancer Screening 2016

Acute exacerbation of chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after tooth extraction

“…AA is a relatively common disease, and it was suggested that up to 4% of aneurysms are complicated by DIC, while 39% show subclinical elevation of fibrin degradation products. Prostate carcinoma is the most commonly diagnosed carcinoma and the second leading cause of carcinoma mortality among men in the United States . The incidence of prostate carcinoma complicated with DIC ranges from 13% to 30% and >70% of prostate carcinoma patients are positive for the tissue factor that initiates the extrinsic coagulation pathway.…”