title: Diaphragmatic cyst with elevated level of serum tissue polypeptide antigen.
abstract: A 58-year-old woman with a mesothelial cyst of the diaphragm showed high level of serum Tissue Polypeptide Antigen (TPA) and cyst fluid TPA. Mesothelial cells of the cyst may excrete TPA and TPA was accumulated in the cysts. The measurement of tumor marker such as TPA of the serum or of the content of the cyst is useful in observation of the clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inutsuka
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003964:Diaphragm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood*; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D010455:Peptides; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen