Hemolytic anemia associated with breast neoplasm
Ferrari, V.; Bertuol, S.; Battaglia, A.; Mingardi, R.; Gorini, M.
Recenti Progressi in Medicina 92(10): 602-604
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-1193 PMID: 11695305 Document Number: 532447
We describe a patient with a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, associated with thrombocytopenia, in consequence of breast cancer in an advanced phase. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia is a rare and serious compliance of malignant neoplasms, in particular of breast and gastric carcinomas. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia has always a serious prognosis: survivance in non-treated patients is of a few weeks. Our patient, treated by chemotherapy, has gained a partial remission of MHA, with a reduction of blood transfusions.