title: Immune thrombocytopenia associated with solid cancer.
abstract: We describe a case of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) associated with ovarian cancer. At the patient's first visit to hospital, high platelet-associated IgG and low platelet count (74 × 10(9)/L) were noted on blood test. She was diagnosed as having ITP complicated by ovarian cancer. Four days after surgery, the platelet count had increased to within the normal range. This is the first report of a patient with ITP complicated by ovarian cancer in which the platelet count reverted to normal soon after surgery for the ovarian cancer. We also investigated the characteristics of similar solid cancers with ITP at National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Ilseung
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ariyoshi
authors.affiliation: Gynecology Service, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okadome
mesh_terms: D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Helicobacter pylori infection; gastrointestinal cancer; immune thrombocytopenia; ovarian cancer; platelet count