Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) causes the production of blood clots in an individual's small blood vessels that ...

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 ...

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 ...