Abstract
A 72-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for palliative care. Fifteen years earlier, she had undergone total hysterectomy and radiotherapy for cervical cancer. One year before her referral, she visited a hospital due to a gait disturbance and was diagnosed with lymphangiosarcoma. The level of coagulation factor VIII plasma activity was >201% (normal range: 62-145%) and the immunohistochemical results were positive for factor VIII-related antigen in a tumor specimen. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of high coagulation factor VIII plasma activity in a patient with lymphangiosarcoma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3213-3215 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Internal Medicine |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Cervical cancer
- Chronic lymph edema
- Factor VIII-related antigen
- Lymphangiosarcoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine