Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Patient with Primary Ovarian Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

The primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare disease with poor prognosis. The incidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is estimated at 3%. However, a substantial portion of the previously reported cases of ovarian lymphoma actually represented ovarian involveme...

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Autores principales: Jung, Chang Kil, Park, Jong Seung, Lee, Eun Ju, Kim, Sung Hyun, Kwon, Hyuk Chan, Kim, Jae Seok, Roh, Mee Sook, Yoon, Seoung Kook, Kim, Kyeong-Hee, Han, Jin-Yeong, Kim, Hyo Jin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2004
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2822315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15082907
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.294
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Sumario:The primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare disease with poor prognosis. The incidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is estimated at 3%. However, a substantial portion of the previously reported cases of ovarian lymphoma actually represented ovarian involvement by more diffuse lymphomatous process. If stringent criteria are used for case selection, true primary ovarian lymphoma usually carries a favorable prognosis. We present a primary malignant lymphoma of ovary accompanied by autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a 29-yr-old patient. After ablative surgery, the hemoglobin level and the reticulocyte count were normalized. One year following surgery and chemotherapy, the patient is alive and disease free.

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