Bicytopenia and leukoerythroblastosis: a rare initial presentation of signet ring cell gastric adenocarcinoma

• Main Authors: Vilma Takayasu (Author), Edna Harumi Goto (Author), Mayra Zanon Casagrande (Author), Paulo Guilherme de Arruda Miranda (Author), Gabriela Bezerra de Freitas Diniz (Author), Micaela Frasson Monteiro (Author), Aloisio Felipe-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastric adenocarcinoma is a common neoplasia and is responsible for up to 30% of the overall deaths due to cancer. Advanced disease is mostly characterized by peritoneum, liver, and lung involvement. The spread of the disease to the bone is rare, and bone marrow dissemination is even rarer. In this...