title: [Hemolytic anemia associated with breast neoplasm].
abstract: We describe a patient with a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, associated with thrombocytopenia, in consequence of breast cancer in an advanced phase. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia is a rare and serious compliance of malignant neoplasms, in particular of breast and gastric carcinomas. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia has always a serious prognosis: survivance in non-treated patients is of a few weeks. Our patient, treated by chemotherapy, has gained a partial remission of MHA, with a reduction of blood transfusions.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina Generale, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Ospedale F. Del Ponte, Varese.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bertuol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mingardi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gorini
mesh_terms: D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged