@article{Sorà_Chiusolo_Laurenti_2016, title={Massive pulmonary embolism at the onset of acute promyelocytic leukemia}, volume={8}, url={https://www.mjhid.org/mjhid/article/view/2016.027}, DOI={10.4084/mjhid.2016.027}, abstractNote={Life-threatening bleeding is a major and early complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but in the last years there is a growing evidence of thromboses in  APL. We report the first case of a young woman with dyspnea as the first symptom of APL due to massive pulmonary embolism (PE) successfully treated with thrombolysis for PE and heparin. APL has been processed with a combination of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO) obtaining complete remission.}, journal={Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases}, author={Sorà, Federica and Chiusolo, Patrizia and Laurenti, Luca}, year={2016}, month={Jul.}, pages={e2016027} }