Abstract
We present a rare case of post-trasfusion Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) that developed in a patient treated for laryngeal cancer. A 65-year-old man with laryngeal cancer (T2N1M0) underwent total laryngectomy with right radical neck dissection after 30 Gy irradiation and chemotherapy with CBDCA and 5-FU. Blood loss volume during surgery was 890 ml and he was transfused with 3 U of packed red blood cells. On the fifth day after blood transfusion, high fever (39.0°C) developed. On the 7th day, erythema appeared over the whole body. Thereafter, liver dysfunction and pancytopenia developed. The patient died of heart failure on the 34th day. Prevention of transfusion-associated GVHD is very important because the mortality rate is more than 90%. Therefore, should be treated products with gamma radiation before transfusion or autologous blood should be used as a safety precaution.
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