Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma with massive disseminated intravascular coagulopathy treated with systemic chemotherapy

• Main Authors: Byung Gyu Yoon (Author), Hee Jo Baek (Author), Burm Seok Oh (Author), Dong Kyun Han (Author), Yoo Duk Choi (Author), Hoon Kook (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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It is uncommon for pediatric patients with rhabdomyosarcoma to present with clinical and/or laboratory features of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). We report a case of metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma with severe bleeding because of DIC in a 13-year-old boy. He experienced persisten...