The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
Online ISSN : 1348-9372
Print ISSN : 0386-9768
ISSN-L : 0386-9768
A Case of CA19-9 Producing Splenic Cyst
Youichi FujitaMasaji TaniHiroshi TerasawaManabu KawaiShinomi InaSeiko HironoKazuhisa UchiyamaHiroki Yamaue
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2007 Volume 40 Issue 10 Pages 1700-1705

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We report a rare case of splenic cyst with high serum CA19-9. A 49-year-old woman admitted for high serum CA19-9 of 149.5U/ml, was found in computed tomography to have a splenic cyst (10cm) with some calcification on the wall. Splenectomy was conducted, because of the a tumor. s size, and potential malignancy. The cyst was found histologically to be epidermoidal, and immunohistchemical staining was positive for CA19-9 at in cyst fluid, 12, 782.6U/ml. After surgery, serum CA19-9 returned to normal range.
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