Pancytopenia associated with a granulosa-cell tumor of the ovary. Report of a case.
An unusual case of pancytopenia associated with a granulosa-cell tumor of the ovary in a 44-year-old woman is reported. Initially the patient was thought to have the rare, but well recognized, syndrome of hemolytic anemia complicating an ovarian tumor. However, laboratory studies and clinical follow-up ruled out hyperhemolysis and documented a condition of bone-marrow failure. Excision of the massive tumor was followed by hematologic recovery, which has now lasted more than a year and a half.
D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D005260:Female; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology