Renal cell carcinoma presenting as hemolytic anemia in pregnancy.
A patient presented at 29 weeks' gestation with severe hemolytic anemia. She was subsequently diagnosed as having renal cell carcinoma and had a radical nephrectomy at 31 weeks' gestation, which demonstrated stage I disease. This was followed by a normal vaginal delivery of a healthy infant at term and complete resolution of her anemia. This unusual presentation of renal cell carcinoma in pregnancy is discussed.
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Texas Medical School at Houston 77030, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery