Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy Caused by Uterine Leiomyoma with Sarcoma-Like Findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A leiomyoma rarely causes disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). In the present report, we describe a case of DIC caused by leiomyoma. A 36-year-old nulliparous woman presented with hypermenorrhea and a lower abdominal mass. On magnetic resonance imaging, we detected a 14 cm uterine tumor, w...

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Main Authors: Taneichi, Akiyo, Fujiwara, Hiroyuki, Mizoguchi, Yukako, Machida, Shizuo, Nonaka, Hiroaki, Takei, Yuji, Saga, Yasushi, Suzuki, Mitsuaki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122021/