Massive pulmonary embolism at the onset of acute promyelocytic leukemia

Life-threatening bleeding is a major and early complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but in the last years there is a growing evidence of thromboses in  APL. We report the first case of a young woman with dyspnea as the first symptom of APL due to massive pulmonary embolism (PE) succes...

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Main Authors: Federica Sorà, Patrizia Chiusolo, Luca Laurenti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2563