Open AccessTHROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPaTHY IN PaTIENTS WITH MALIGNANT TUMOR
Author(s) -
Komori Ryo
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1962.tb02732.x
Subject(s) - thrombotic microangiopathy , pathology , medicine , microangiopathy , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , disease
Summary 1. Three cases of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with malignancies, leukemia in one case and gastric carcinoma in two cases are reported. 2. Using the fluorescent antibody method, it is concluded that the thrombi of arterioles and capillaries in these cases are composed of platelets and fibrin (or fibrinogen). 3. The pathogenic mechanism of thrombotic microangiopathy associated with malignancies is discussed.