title: [Cystadenoma of the liver with high levels of ACE and CA 19-9 in the cyst].
abstract: The development of a cystadenocarcinoma from previously benign cystadenoma is controversial. Neither clinical nor biological factors have been described to explain this transformation. High levels of serum and cystic CEA and CA 19-9 seem to help in the diagnosis of cystadenoma but not cystadenocarcinoma. Definitive histological evaluation is the only means to discriminate malignant from benign cysts. We report a case of cystadenoma of the liver with very high cystic levels and normal serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale, Digestive et Endocrinienne, Hôpital de la Pitié, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trésallet
authors.forename: Pere
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jordi-Galais
authors.forename: Quang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Nguyen-Thanh
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Aubriot-Lorton
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Costedoat-Chalumeau
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chigot
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menegaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen