| Autor: |
E M, Yoshida, C H, Scudamore, S R, Erb, D A, Owen, H K, Silver |
| Rok vydání: |
1995 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie. 38(1) |
| ISSN: |
0008-428X |
| Popis: |
Serum levels of carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 exceeding 1000 U/mL are considered highly specific for pancreatic cancer and have not been reported in nonmalignant pancreatic disease. A young man with obstructive jaundice, a serum CA 19-9 level of 2350 U/mL and a mass in the head of the pancreas, seen on computed tomography, was found to have chronic pancreatitis without malignant disease. This case demonstrates that a markedly elevated serum level of CA 19-9 can occur in nonmalignant pancreatic disease and emphasizes the need for a histologic diagnosis of malignancy even if the clinical diagnosis of pancreatic cancer seems certain. |
| Databáze: |
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