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. 2016 May 20;5(1):684. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-2312-4

Table 1.

51 Reported cases of MAHA associated with breast cancer

Author Age Bone marrow metastasis Intervention Prognosis (survival time) Notes
Pendse et al. (2014) 69 + None Soon death
Kok et al. (2014) 43 Bone meta only Discontinuation of GEM Recovery s/o GEM induced MAHA
Lechner and Obermeier (2012) (case reports review included 36 breast cancer cases) Average 54 (19–82) 24/36 Each cases 4 months (chemotherapy)
Half a month (no treatment)
George (2011) 52 + Plasma exchange 3 days Death due to micro thrombi in multiple organs
Himmelmann and Schefer (2009) 66 None 10 days
Lockhart (2001) Unknown (middle age) + Chemotherapy Survival for more than 1 year
Fontana et al. (2001) (Case A) 69 + Chemotherapy No description of death
Fontana et al. (2001) (Case B) 62 + None 4 days
Fontana et al. (2001) (Case C) 60 + None 1 day Death due to pulmonary embolism
Ataga and Graham (1999) 46 + None 7 days
Narita et al. (1997) 45 + Chemoendcrinetherapy No description of death
Nordstrom and Strang (1993) 58 + Chemotherapy 12 months
Bastecky et al. (1992) 28 + None 10 days Death due to pulmonary embolism
Collins et al. (1991) 54 + Chemotherapy and plasma exchange No description of death
N Engl J Med Case Record. (1984) 53 Unknown Plasma exchange 4 days Death due to tumor embolism in liver
Own case 2015 54 Chemotherapy 13 months

The literature was extracted from 1984 to 2015

GEM gemcitabine