Pleural Solitary Fibrous Tumor Complicated with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Hiroshi Takahashi; Hiroshi Ohkawara; Kazuhiko Ikeda; Kayo Harada-Shirado; Miki Furukawa; Masumi Sukegawa; Akiko Shichishima-Nakamura; Hideyoshi Noji; Saho Wakamatsu; Kazuhiro Tasaki; Hiroyuki Suzuki; Kazuei Ogawa; Yasuchika Takeishi

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2121

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Pleural Solitary Fibrous Tumor Complicated with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Hiroshi Takahashi, Hiroshi Ohkawara, Kazuhiko Ikeda, Kayo Harada-Shirado, Miki Furukawa, Masumi Sukegawa, Akiko Shichishima-Nakamura, Hideyoshi Noji, Saho Wakamatsu, Kazuhiro Tasaki, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Kazuei Ogawa, Yasuchika Takeishi

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Hiroshi Takahashi
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Hiroshi Ohkawara
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Kazuhiko Ikeda
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Kayo Harada-Shirado
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Miki Furukawa
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Masumi Sukegawa
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Akiko Shichishima-Nakamura
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Hideyoshi Noji
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Saho Wakamatsu
Department of Pathology and Diagnostic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Kazuhiro Tasaki
Department of Pathology and Diagnostic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Department of Regenerative Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Kazuei Ogawa
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Yasuchika Takeishi
Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan

Keywords: solitary fibrous tumor, autoimmune hemolytic anemia

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2014 Volume 53 Issue 14 Pages 1549-1552

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2121

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Abstract

We herein report a 74-year-old woman who presented with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) associated with pleural solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). Her AIHA was initially treated with 1 mg/kg daily of oral prednisolone (PSL) for 2 months, which had a limited effect. However, after surgical tumor resection, the patient showed remarkable improvement of AIHA with normalizations of serum lactate dehydrogenase and bilirubin levels, and we were able to rapidly reduce the PSL dosage. This is the first description of a case of AIHA caused by SFT.

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