Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in the Course of Advanced Head and Neck Tumor
1986 Volume 1986 Issue Supplement4 Pages 21-27
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1986 Volume 1986 Issue Supplement4 Pages 21-27
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is sometimes associated with advanced head and neck tumor. Three out of nine patients who developed DIG are presented. Two of the patients were effectively treated with a course of intravenous heparin sodium, but the other was not because of the sudden onset. Chemotherapy seemed to be a trigger of the development of DIC. In advanced cancer, leucocytosis and fever were the first symptoms in the development of DIG.
