Marked hypereosinophilia secondary to endometrioid ovarian cancer presenting with asthma symptoms, a case report

Marked hypereosinophilia secondary to endometrioid ovarian cancer presenting with asthma symptoms, a case report

Background: Hypereosinophilia (HE) is defined by the presence of >1.5 × 109/L eosinophils in the peripheral blood. Paraneoplastic HE has been reported in a number of solid and hematologic malignancies including ovarian cancer. We present a case with paraneoplastic HE in the setting of underlying...

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Main Authors: Hasan Ahmad Hasan Albitar, Ashley M. Egan, Hassan Alkhateeb, Yahya Almodallal, Vivek N. Iyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Hypereosinophilia
Eosinophilia
Paraneoplastic
Ovarian cancer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120303920

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