Since it was described a half-century ago, the concept of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and its underlying pathogenesis have taken shape in accordance with the understanding of the ...

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 treatment of ...

Acute DIC is a potentially life threatening oncologic emergency. It is an emergency that may be precipitated by many causative factors, including the cancer cells or tumor itself, infection, blood ...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition that affects your blood’s clotting abilities. It can either set in slowly or happen very suddenly under particular conditions. It’s also ...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a severe systemic disorder characterised by paradoxical clotting and bleeding, commonly triggered by sepsis – the body’s dysregulated response to ...