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

Abstract

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.

Unsuspected Sacrococcygeal Teratoma in a Child Presenting with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report

“…Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) can be induced by a variety of causes. The tumors that induce AIHA are usually hematological neoplasms such as malignant lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia [1,2] . The association of AIHA with teratoma is relatively rare.…”

A Case of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Associated with an Ovarian Teratoma

“…Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) can be induced by a variety of causes. The tumors that induced AIHA are usually hematologic neoplasms such as malignant lymphoma ( 1 , 2 ). There have been a few reports of AIHA associated with ovarian tumors worldwide, and most of them were ovarian dermoid cysts ( 3 - 6 ).…”

Lymphome malin non hodgkinien primitif de l’ovaire: à propos d’un cas

“…Le lymphome malin primitif ovarien se voit chez la patiente de 2 à 63 ans avec une moyenne de 37,7 ans [4]. Cette localisation se manifeste de faç on non spé cifique par des douleurs pelviennes, aiguë s ou chroniques, des troubles de transit, des troubles du cycle menstruel ou une masse pelvienne de taille variable [11,13].…”