Consumptive Coagulopathy in Angiosarcoma: A Recurrent Phenomenon?

Table 1

International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis criteria for overt DIC.

Laboratory test	Result	Score*
Platelet count (×10^3/L)	>100	0
	>50 but <100	1
	<50	2
Increase in fibrinogen degradation products (FDP)	None	0
	Moderate^@	2
	Strong^@	3
Prolongation of prothrombin time (PT) over upper limit normal (s)	<3	0
	>3 but <5.9	1
	>6	2
Fibrinogen level (g/dL)	≥1	0
	<1	1

 *Scores ≥5 compatible with overt DIC.
^@A level of <0.5 μg/mL (the upper limit of normal of the D-dimer assay in this study) was considered normal, a level between 0.5 and 5.0 μg/mL was considered moderately increased, and a level of >5.0 μg/mL was considered strongly increased.