A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma
Several etiologies have been proposed for erythrocytosis associated with uterine leiomyoma. We report a case of erythrocytosis associated with a large uterine leiomyoma, in which specific immunostaining for erythropoietin was positive. A 55-year-old woman, gravida 0, para 0, was referred to our hosp...
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| description | Several etiologies have been proposed for erythrocytosis associated with uterine leiomyoma. We report a case of erythrocytosis associated with a large uterine leiomyoma, in which specific immunostaining for erythropoietin was positive. A 55-year-old woman, gravida 0, para 0, was referred to our hospital for treatment for a large uterine myoma and erythrocytosis. She had no vaginal bleeding after she reached menopause at 50 years old. She had severe polycythemia: hemoglobin (Hb), 19.9 g/dL; red blood cell count (RBC), 6.65 × 106/mm3; hematocrit, (Hct) 59.1%. An abdominal simple hysterectomy was performed, and a pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyoma of the uterus. In addition, immunostaining demonstrated that the cytoplasm of the leiomyoma cells was strongly positive for erythropoietin. After the operation, the patient’s hemoglobin and hematocrit levels normalized, and we diagnosed her condition as myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3265842143f4c018b9843eb3015f6422025-02-03T01:04:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922014-01-01201410.1155/2014/602139602139A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine LeiomyomaYosuke Ono0Takao Hidaka1Kaori Fukuta2Keiko Kouchi3Kuniaki Yasoshima4Kiyoshi Takagawa5Takashi Arai6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurobe City Hospital, Mikkaichi 1108-1, Kurobe, Toyama, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurobe City Hospital, Mikkaichi 1108-1, Kurobe, Toyama, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurobe City Hospital, Mikkaichi 1108-1, Kurobe, Toyama, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurobe City Hospital, Mikkaichi 1108-1, Kurobe, Toyama, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurobe City Hospital, Mikkaichi 1108-1, Kurobe, Toyama, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Kurobe City Hospital, Mikkaichi 1108-1, Kurobe, Toyama, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurobe City Hospital, Mikkaichi 1108-1, Kurobe, Toyama, JapanSeveral etiologies have been proposed for erythrocytosis associated with uterine leiomyoma. We report a case of erythrocytosis associated with a large uterine leiomyoma, in which specific immunostaining for erythropoietin was positive. A 55-year-old woman, gravida 0, para 0, was referred to our hospital for treatment for a large uterine myoma and erythrocytosis. She had no vaginal bleeding after she reached menopause at 50 years old. She had severe polycythemia: hemoglobin (Hb), 19.9 g/dL; red blood cell count (RBC), 6.65 × 106/mm3; hematocrit, (Hct) 59.1%. An abdominal simple hysterectomy was performed, and a pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyoma of the uterus. In addition, immunostaining demonstrated that the cytoplasm of the leiomyoma cells was strongly positive for erythropoietin. After the operation, the patient’s hemoglobin and hematocrit levels normalized, and we diagnosed her condition as myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/602139 |
| spellingShingle | Yosuke Ono Takao Hidaka Kaori Fukuta Keiko Kouchi Kuniaki Yasoshima Kiyoshi Takagawa Takashi Arai A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma |
| title_full | A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma |
| title_short | A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma |
| title_sort | case of myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome associated with a large uterine leiomyoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/602139 |
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