Thrombotic Microangiopathy Revealing Bone Metastases from an Ethmoid Sinus Carcinoma
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Cancer-related thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a rare entity whose clinical and biological characteristics have been described in various tumors. Here we describe the first case of cancer-related TMA revealing diffuse bone metastases from an ethmoid sinus carcinoma.
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