Breast Cancer Complicated With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Case Report and Literature Review - Abstract
Malignant tumor complicated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare disease that seriously endangers life and health in the oncology department. The treatment and diagnosis of
and fever of unknown origin. Due to the rapid aggravation of anemia, the symptoms of anemia improved slightly after symptomatic treatment, such as erythropoietin, blood transfusion, and fever reduction, but there was still repeated high fever. After laboratory examination and bone marrow puncture, breast cancer with HLH was diagnosed, and symptomatic treatment such as chemotherapy and hormone was given. Later, the patient died of a terminal malignant tumor. This paper introduced the clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, treatment methods, and prognosis of solid tumor complicated with HLH by reporting the diagnosis and treatment of this patient and reviewing relevant literature to improve the understanding of clinicians for this disease, broaden diagnosis and treatment ideas, and reduce missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.