title: Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of renal pelvis with carcinoembryonic antigen production.
abstract: We report a case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis associated with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) production. A 48-year-old woman was incidentally found to have an elevated serum CEA level. A series of examinations revealed a fat-containing tumor in the left kidney and excluded tumors in other sites. Radical nephrectomy was performed, and the histopathologic examination revealed a mucinous adenocarcinoma that was strongly positive for CEA. Postoperatively, her serum CEA level gradually returned to the normal range, and she had had no recurrence by 9 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chen-Hsun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Wei-Chou
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yeong-Shiau
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Hong-Jeng
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chao-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000378:metabolism*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen