The syndrome of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a serious hypercoagulation state that occurs in a variety of disease states, including cancer. Although DIC is often associated with ...

The haptoglobin level was 16 mg per deciliter (normal range, 33 to 183). A peripheral-blood smear showed rare schistocytes and no intracellular organisms. Bone marrow aspirate was normal ...

1. What is antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)? Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder in which the patient’s immune system makes antibodies (antiphospholipid antibodies [aPL]) ...

The platelet count was normal, and no schistocytes or immature cells were present on the peripheral-blood smear — findings that make hematologic processes such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic ...

DIC related to cancer is always secondary to a well-defined clinical condition. (See Table 1 for a list of common causes of DIC related to cancer.) This point is important to remember, as ...