Amylase-producing lung cancer.
A bronchioloalveolar carcinoma of lung associated with hyperamylasemia occurring in a 40-year-old woman is described. Another 13 cases of such a tumor from the English literature are reviewed. A majority of the lung tumors associated with hyperamylasemia were adenocarcinomas. When the amylase isoenzymes were determined, the amylase appeared to be salivary-gland type (S-type). Electron microscopic studies had revealed membrane-bound electron-dense granules within the tumor cells.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood; D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
D000681:Amylases