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Gastric Cancer with a Very High Serum CA 19-9 Level
- Source :
- Case Reports in Gastroenterology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 258-261 (2011)
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Karger Publishers, 2011.
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Abstract
- Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) is a sensitive marker for pancreatic and hepatobiliary malignancies. The highest frequency of elevated serum CA 19-9 levels is found among patients with pancreatic cancer. CA 19-9 has recently been demonstrated to be a marker of digestive tract malignancies. We report the case of a patient with a gastric cancer and a very high serum CA 19-9 level. During laparotomy, a large mass was found in the antrum. A distal gastrectomy with D2 dissection of the lymph nodes was performed. Histological examination, including immunohistochemistry, revealed an adenocarcinoma of the stomach producing CA 19-9. To the best of our knowledge, no patient with an extremely high serum CA 19-9 level resulting from a gastric adenocarcinoma has been reported previously.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16620631
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Gastroenterology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.897970036b06474e9a50d7e9b1fda12e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000327984