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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Case reports2024

Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia as a Paraneoplastic Syndrome in a Patient with Metastatic Gastric Cancer.

Shahd T Natsheh, Tuqa Abu Ihlayel, Rawda Qasrawi, Qusai A Alsalah, Ahmad G Hammouri, Amer Zughayyer, Hasan Arafat

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Shahd T NatshehFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine.
Tuqa Abu IhlayelFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9906-6496
Rawda QasrawiFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine.
Qusai A AlsalahFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9785-3205
Ahmad G HammouriRadiology Department, Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, Palestine.
Amer ZughayyerCancer Care Center, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Hasan ArafatDepartment of Internal Medicine, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6484-5606

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Abstract

Cancer-associated microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (CA-MAHA) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome. The most effective approach to treating CA-MAHA is to address the underlying malignancy. Documented cases of CA-MAHA are limited to fewer than 50 patients in the literature. Herein, we present a 51-year-old female patient who developed CA-MAHA as a complication of gastric adenocarcinoma. Despite receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer, the patient experienced disease progression with metastatic lesions in the liver, pancreas, and other sites. This report highlights the challenges in diagnosing and distinguishing CA-MAHA from other similar conditions such as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and rheumatological paraneoplastic syndromes. Additionally, it concludes that CA-MAHA is associated with a poor prognosis and limited clinical benefit from treatment, emphasizing the need for early diagnosis and effective management strategies.

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chemotherapygastric cancerMAHAmicroangiopathic hemolytic anemiaParaneoplastic syndrome

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