Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) accompanied by carcinoma is very rare, though etiology of AIHA in such a case is unknown.
We report the first case of AIHA associated with ovarian carcinoma in Japan.
A 56-year-old female underwent bilateral salpingo-oopholectomy and hysterectomy because of right ovarian tumor in December, 1983.
Pathological diagnosis of the tumor was a serous adenocarcinoma. After surgery, she had been in good health until April 1986, when she was pointed out to have anemia and jaundice.
She was admitted to Tokyo Medical College Hospital on June 17, 1986. Laboratory examination revealed Hb 7.4g/d
l, reticulocytes 190‰, LDH 3059U/d
l, T-Bil 4.6mg/d
l. Both direct and indirect Coombs' tests were possitive.
As any signs of the recurrence of ovarian carcinoma could not be found at first, the diagnosis of idiopathic AIHA was made.
Hemolysis was ameriorated temporarily by prednisolone therapy, but later did not respond to prednisolone pulse or antimetabolite therapy.
In the end of October, her laboratory data showed disseminated intravascular cougulation and echography revealed recurrence of the carcinoma. She died of cerebral infarction on November 11.
Autopsy disclosed extensive metastases of ovarian carcinoma.
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