Case Report

Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Table 1

Laboratory values at presentation.

TestResultNormal range

White blood cells13,000/µL4000–10,000/µL
Hemoglobin7.0 g/dL11–15 g/dL
Hematocrit21%36–47%
Platelets 68,000/µL140,000–400,000/µL

Mean corpuscular volume82 fL 80–100 fL
Partial thromboplastin time 18.3 sec11–13 sec
Prothrombin time 1.78 sec 0.91–1.10 sec
Fibrinogen <70 mg/dL150–350 mg/dL
D-Dimer29.32 mg/L0.19–0.49 mg/L
Lactate dehydrogenase 435 U/L60–100 U/L
Total bilirubin2.1 mg/dL0.3–1.2 mg/dL
Indirect bilirubin1.8 mg/dL0.3–0.9 mg/dL