13 November 2021: Articles
Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation (SANT): A Rare Splenic Tumor and Unusual Cause of Anemia
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease
Bee Shan Ong E* , Rebecca Thomas ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933598
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933598
Table 1. Patient’s hemoglobin and iron studies during pre- and postoperative periods.
| 2011 (preoperative) | 2012 (preoperative) | 2018 (preoperative) | 2020 (postoperative) | 2021 (postoperative) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin; (reference range 130–180 g/L) | 137 | 128 | 128 | 154 | 153 |
| MCV; (reference range 80–96 f/L) | 81.1 | 78.2 | 77 | 88 | 88 |
| MCH; (reference range 27–32 pg) | 26.4 | 24.5 | 23 | 30 | 29 |
| Iron; (reference range: 10–30 umol/L) | Not available | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| Transferrin; (reference range: 2.0–3.6 g/L) | Not available | 2.33 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Transferrin saturation; (reference range: 13–47%) | Not available | 12 | 8 | 23 | 33 |
| Ferritin; (reference range: 30–320 ug/L) | Not available | 199 | 321 | 58 | 93 |
| MCV – mean corpuscular volume; MCH – mean corpuscular hemoglobin. | |||||