[Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia associated with mitomycin-C treatment]

An Med Interna. 1991 Dec;8(12):611-3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We present a case of a patient with non-resected epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal, treated with a combination of radiotherapy regional and chemotherapy according to MMC-Ufelos protocol. After the application of the fourth chemotherapy cycle, the patient presented microangiopathic hemolytic anemia associated to Mitomycin-C, which was treated with the application of recurrent plasmapheresis and restricted transfusions of red corpuscles concentrate. The physiopathology of this disorder and its therapeutical implications are review.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitomycin / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Mitomycin