title: Biliary cystadenoma of the liver with elevated CA 19-9.
abstract: A case of intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma is reported. The tumor was associated with strikingly elevated serum and intracystic levels of the tumor-associated antigen CA19-9. Two months after surgical enucleation, serum CA 19-9 levels returned to normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, St Luc University Hospital (U.C.L.), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schoonbroodt
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horsmans
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gigot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rahier
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Geubel
mesh_terms: D002759:Adenoma, Bile Duct / Q000097:blood*; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen