Extraña causa de anemia en mujer joven / Uncommon cause of anemia in a young woman

RESUMEN

Se presenta el caso de una paciente joven con anemia ferropénica que no era debida a una alteración ginecológica, sino a una causa digestiva poco habitual como es el cáncer gastrointestinal estromal de estómago. Este cáncer, raro en gente joven, tiene un origen celular poco claro y el diagnóstico se confirma mediante inmunohistoquímica

ABSTRACT

The case of a young female patient with iron-deficiency anemia is presented. It was not due to a gynecological alteration, but rather to a not very common digestive cause such as gastrointestinal stromal cancer of the stomach. This cancer, rare in young people, does not have a not very clear cellular origin and immunohistochemistry confirms the diagnosis