CASE-REPORT - UTERUS SARCOMA ASSOCIATED W ITH A MICROANGIOPATHIC HEMOLYTIC-ANEMIA - A REVIEW

Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is a rare but severe complica tion of neoplastic disease. The diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopath y is based on a triad of a hemolytic anemia with schistocytes, thrombo cytopenia, and renal failure. Carcinoma-associated MAHA and chemothera peutic-induced MAHA have been described. Because of differences concer ning prognosis and treatment it is important for the clinician io dist inguish these two syndromes. However, to our knowledge, this is the fi rst case of a sarcoma-associated thrombotic microangiopathy.