APL is a life-threatening condition characterized by bleeding, the formation of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and other symptoms, including fever, fatigue, appetite loss ...

The syndrome of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a serious hypercoagulation state that occurs in a variety of disease states, including cancer. Although DIC is often associated with ...

DIC related to cancer is always secondary to a well-defined clinical condition. (See Table 1 for a list of common causes of DIC related to cancer.) This point is important to remember, as ...