Ectopic expression of band 3 anion transport protein in colorectal cancer revealed in an autoimmune hemolytic anemia patient

Cancer patients occasionally have anemia with high mean corpuscular volume in addition to iron deficiency anemia. Secondary autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) following cancer is also observed with low frequency. To date, no causal mechanisms for these disease states have been reported. Here, we present the case of an 80-year-old woman with AIHA that was resistant to prednisolone. Further examinations revealed primary adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon and primary squamous cell carcinoma in the right lung.

Source: Human Pathology - July 28, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Shinichiro Kawamoto, Toyomi Kamesaki, MT Ryota Masutani, Akihito Kitao, Kazuo Hatanaka, Masami Imakita, Toshiharu Tamaki, Takayuki Takubo Tags: Case study Source Type: research