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Case Reports
. 2006 Nov;61(11):1009-10.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.031492.

Trousseau's syndrome associated with tissue factor produced by pulmonary adenocarcinoma

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Trousseau's syndrome associated with tissue factor produced by pulmonary adenocarcinoma

T Sato et al. Thorax. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

The case history is presented of a patient with Trousseau's syndrome in which tissue factor originating from lung cancer appeared responsible for recurrent DVT/PE. This is thought to be the first such case to be reported.

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