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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan-Dec:9:23247096211012224.
doi: 10.1177/23247096211012224.

Recurrent Colon Cancer: Presentation With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation From Disseminated Carcinomatosis of the Bone Marrow

Sai Prasad Desikan  1 , Nathan Mclaughlin  1 , Charles McClain  1 , Raman Desikan  1
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Recurrent Colon Cancer: Presentation With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation From Disseminated Carcinomatosis of the Bone Marrow

Sai Prasad Desikan et al. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2021 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

Diffuse carcinomatosis of the bone marrow (DCBM) is a rare clinical condition characterized by diffuse bone marrow involvement with hematological changes. This case study concerns a patient who presented with DCBM secondary to colon cancer with diffuse intravascular coagulation. This is a rare presentation of DCBM in colon cancer. The case study also elaborates on clinical features, pathogenesis, and therapy of this unique presentation.

Keywords: colorectal cancer; diffuse carcinomatosis of the bone marrow; disseminated intravascular coagulation.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Poorly differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma (black arrows) invading through the muscularis propria.
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Figure 2.
Cytokeratin staining of the bone marrow, positive for CK20 as well as CDX2 and negative for CK7 suggesting metastatic carcinoma.
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