Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with ovarian dysgerminoma

Mana Nosratian-Baskovic; Brent Tan; Ann Folkins; Karen M Chisholm; Oliver Dorigo

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2016.05.013

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with ovarian dysgerminoma

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2016 Jun 4:17:38-41. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2016.05.013. eCollection 2016 Aug.

Authors

Mana Nosratian-Baskovic¹, Brent Tan¹, Ann Folkins², Karen M Chisholm³, Oliver Dorigo¹

Affiliations

¹ Stanford University, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Stanford, CA, United States.
² Stanford University, Department of Pathology, Stanford, CA, United States.
³ Stanford University, Department of Pathology, Stanford, CA, United States; Department of Laboratories, Seattle Children's Hospital, Department of Laboratories, Seattle, WA, United States.

Abstract

•Ovarian dysgerminoma associated with paraneoplastic fever, cytopenia and splenomegaly•Complete symptom resolution resulted from tumor resection and medical management•Non-hematolymphoid neoplasms are part of differential diagnosis in secondary HLH.

Keywords: Adnexal mass; Cytopenia; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Splenomegaly; Unexplained fever.

Publication types

Case Reports