title: Two cases of urothelial tumor with high serum level of carcinoembryonic antigen and TA-4.
abstract: Two rare cases of urothelial tumor with high serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and TA-4 levels are presented. One is a case of lymph node metastasis due to bladder tumor: pathological diagnosis revealed mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The other is a case of left renal pelvic tumor: pathological diagnosis revealed transitional cell carcinoma with glandular and squamous differentiation. The serum CEA and TA-4 levels, high before surgery, decreased after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikemoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iimori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayahara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; C036649:tumor antigen TA-4, human