Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associated with Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis: A Case Report

Metin Özkan, Bülent Eser, Özlem Er, Fevzi Altuntaş, Ramazan Coşkun, Ramazan Topsakal, Ertuğrul Mavili, Mehtap Kala, Mustafa Altınbaş

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis · 2004 · 14 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

A 59-year-old woman who had dyspnea and neck swelling for 10 days was admitted to the hospital. Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma was diagnosed previously. According to the clinical findings, and laboratory and pathologic examination, the patient was found to have disseminated venous thrombosis and antiphospholipid syndrome, which is treatment-resistant autoimmune paraneoplastic syndrome.

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