UNUSUAL CAUSE OF SEVERE ANAEMIA IN A PATIENT WITH METASTATIC HAEMANGIOPERICYTOMA

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Vanhaudenarde, V. [1 ]
Duck, L. [2 ]
Mazzeo, F. [1 ]
Graux, C. [3 ]
Jamar, F. [4 ]
Coche, E. [5 ]
Galant, C. [6 ]
Machiels, J. P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Louvain, Ctr Canc, Dept Med Oncol, Clin Univ St Luc, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
[2] Clin St Pierre, Dept Med Oncol, Ottignies, Belgium
[3] Catholic Univ Louvain, Dept Hematol, CHU Mt Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
[4] Catholic Univ Louvain, Dept Nucl Med, Clin Univ St Luc, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
[5] Catholic Univ Louvain, Dept Med Imaging, Clin Univ St Luc, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
[6] Catholic Univ Louvain, Dept Pathol, Clin Univ St Luc, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
关键词
Haemangiopericytoma; anaemia; haemorrhages; spleen metastases; EGFR TKi; FIBROUS TUMOR; PHASE-II;
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10.2143/ACB.3219
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Haemangiopericytoma is a rare tumor of vascular origin. We report the case of patient with severe refractory anaemia due to peripheral destruction of red blood cells by spleen metastases. Anaemia was successfully treated by splenectomy. Afterwards, our patient developed liver and lung metastases and was treated, in a clinical trial, with gefitinib that stabilised the disease during nine years. These interesting features are discussed.
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