title: Papillary adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter producing carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and carbohydrate antigen 125.
abstract: We report a case of advanced renal pelvis and ureter adenocarcinoma producing carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) and carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125). A 72-year-old woman was diagnosed with right renal pelvic and ureter tumor with para-aortic lymph node swelling. Biopsy of the ureteral mass revealed papillary adenocarcinoma. Serum levels of CEA, CA19-9 and CA125 were extremely elevated. The patient was successfully treated with paclitaxel/carboplatin chemotherapy followed by surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan. takehisa@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takehisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Omar E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibahara
authors.forename: Kiminobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arima
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugimura
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm