[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia preceding by 6 years an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder]

Abstract

A case of a 59-year-old female suffering from immunohemolytic anemia, coombs negative, is presented. Six years after the diagnosis, this patient developed an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder, with invasion of lymph nodes, liver and peritoneum; at this moment the coombs, test proving positive. The possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed, despite the rareness of this delayed association which is probably the first described in literature.