Aggressive Neuroblastoma in a Pediatric Patient with Severe Hemophilia A
Lidia Costa1, Maria Eduarda Couto2, Juliana Moutinho3
1Centro de Coagulopatias Congénitas, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto (CHUP), 4050-342 Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
Despite the extensive information regarding hemophilia's hemorrhagic complications, the literature on cancer in hemophilia is scarce, especially in pediatric patients. Many uncertainties remain concerning diagnosis and workup. We report a rare case of two severe diseases (neuroblastoma and hemophilia A (HA)) concomitantly present in the same pediatric patient. We highlight that the diagnosis of severe HA did not have a negative impact on the patient's oncologic course. This case also illustrates the significance of the cooperation among different specialties and hospitals when caring for the same patient.


