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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Published in:Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) Poland), 2018-01, Vol.13 (1), p.64-66
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
Subjects:
Anemia
Blood platelets
Blood tests
Bone marrow
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Dyspnea
Hemoglobin
Hemorrhage
Internal medicine
Lung
Lung cancer
Medical imaging
Metastasis
Neutrophils
Oncology
Patients
Regular
Respiratory failure
Small cell lung carcinoma
Thrombocytopenia
Tumors
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2391-5463
2391-5463
DOI:10.1515/med-2018-0009