Breast Cancer and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Rare Paraneoplastic Syndrome

Abstract

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a pathological process involving the destruction of red blood cells by the humoral immune system. Although there is a well-established relationship between the presence of AIHA and lymphoproliferative malignancies, AIHA rarely presents in association with solid malignancies. Few cases of solid cancer associated with AIHA have been reported. AIHA rarely presents as a paraneoplastic syndrome indicative of solid cancer. We report a case of breast cancer revealed by AIHA.