title: [Metastatic transitional cell carcinoma with high CA 19.9 serum levels].
abstract: We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with liver metastases of a urothelial carcinoma accompanied by a marked increased in CA 19-9 serum level. The mechanisms leading to this elevation, similar to that observed in biliary tract diseases, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy.
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Camain
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hammel
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cazals-Hatem
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belghiti
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruszniewski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen