Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a lung cancer histological subtype unusual in its favorable response to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Life-threatening manifestations at presentation are rarely reported and should be an important clinical concern. We report a case of a 63-year-old man presenting with rapi...

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Main Authors:	Lim Jun Hyeok, Ryu Jeong-Seon, Cho Sang Yong, Kim Hyun-Jung, Jeon Sang Hoon, Kim Jung Soo, Nam Hae-Seong, Cho Jae Hwa, Kwak Seung Min, Lee Hong Lyeol
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	De Gruyter 2018-03-01
Series:	Open Medicine
Subjects:	small cell lung carcinoma thrombocytopenia lung hemorrhage
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0009

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spelling	doaj-1c32491cac5f428ea8313fedd6045bb82021-10-02T17:52:40ZengDe GruyterOpen Medicine2391-54632018-03-01131646610.1515/med-2018-0009med-2018-0009Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhageLim Jun Hyeok0Ryu Jeong-Seon1Cho Sang Yong2Kim Hyun-Jung3Jeon Sang Hoon4Kim Jung Soo5Nam Hae-Seong6Cho Jae Hwa7Kwak Seung Min8Lee Hong Lyeol9Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 27, Inhang-Ro, Jung-Gu, Incheon, 22332, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-32-890-3738, Fax: +82-32-882-6578Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a lung cancer histological subtype unusual in its favorable response to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Life-threatening manifestations at presentation are rarely reported and should be an important clinical concern. We report a case of a 63-year-old man presenting with rapid-onset refractory severe thrombocytopenia, development of massive hemoptysis, and death from respiratory failure. This case provides clinicians a reference for this unusual presentation and carries clinical implications for managing SCLC patients.https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0009small cell lung carcinomathrombocytopenialunghemorrhage
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author	Lim Jun Hyeok Ryu Jeong-Seon Cho Sang Yong Kim Hyun-Jung Jeon Sang Hoon Kim Jung Soo Nam Hae-Seong Cho Jae Hwa Kwak Seung Min Lee Hong Lyeol
spellingShingle	Lim Jun Hyeok Ryu Jeong-Seon Cho Sang Yong Kim Hyun-Jung Jeon Sang Hoon Kim Jung Soo Nam Hae-Seong Cho Jae Hwa Kwak Seung Min Lee Hong Lyeol Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage Open Medicine small cell lung carcinoma thrombocytopenia lung hemorrhage
author_facet	Lim Jun Hyeok Ryu Jeong-Seon Cho Sang Yong Kim Hyun-Jung Jeon Sang Hoon Kim Jung Soo Nam Hae-Seong Cho Jae Hwa Kwak Seung Min Lee Hong Lyeol
author_sort	Lim Jun Hyeok
title	Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage
title_short	Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage
title_full	Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage
title_fullStr	Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage
title_full_unstemmed	Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage
title_sort	small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage
publisher	De Gruyter
series	Open Medicine
issn	2391-5463
publishDate	2018-03-01
description	Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a lung cancer histological subtype unusual in its favorable response to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Life-threatening manifestations at presentation are rarely reported and should be an important clinical concern. We report a case of a 63-year-old man presenting with rapid-onset refractory severe thrombocytopenia, development of massive hemoptysis, and death from respiratory failure. This case provides clinicians a reference for this unusual presentation and carries clinical implications for managing SCLC patients.
topic	small cell lung carcinoma thrombocytopenia lung hemorrhage
url	https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0009
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Small-cell lung cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary hemorrhage

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