Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after Mastectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

First described in 1916, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease resulting in the destruction of platelets. Here, we present a case of an 85-year-old patient diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast whose surgical treatment was complicated postoperatively by...

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Main Authors: Wil L. Santivasi, Meghan M. Routt, Alicia M. Terando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/316064
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