Paraneoplastic autoimmune hemolytic anemia in ovarian cancer: a marker of disease activity

oleh: Kah Poh Loh, Ankit Kansagra, Armen Asik, Syed Ali, Saurabh Dahiya

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: SAGE Publishing 2015-02-01

Deskripsi

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome associated with ovarian malignancies. We report a case of a 77 year-old female with metastatic ovarian carcinoma who presented with worsening anemia from her baseline, and was found to have a warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. We performed a literature review and analyzed all 10 cases (including our patient) that have been reported to date, and incorporated the clinical presentation, histology and stage of underlying malignancies, types, treatment, prognosis and mechanisms of AIHA in ovarian carcinoma.