Biliary cystadenoma of the liver with elevated CA 19-9.
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.
Schoonbroodt
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Department of Gastroenterology, St Luc University Hospital (U.C.L.), Brussels, Belgium.
Horsmans
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Gigot
J F
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Rahier
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Geubel
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AP
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
D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen