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A case report of spontaneous rupture of intracranial epidermoid cyst with dramatic increase of serum carbohydrate antigen 199: a three-year follow-up study

BACKGROUND: Tumor markers are widely applied in clinical practice, however, few serum markers have been found for intracranial tumors. Herein, we firstly report an intracranial epidermoid cyst case with extremely high level of serum CA 199. Furthermore, the relationship between CA 199 level and intr...

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Autores principales: Yan, Wei, Xu, Liang, Wu, Qun, Chen, Gao, Zhang, Jian-Min, Wei, Shu-Mei, Wang, Yong-Jie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4603812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26458877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0452-8
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Tumor markers are widely applied in clinical practice, however, few serum markers have been found for intracranial tumors. Herein, we firstly report an intracranial epidermoid cyst case with extremely high level of serum CA 199. Furthermore, the relationship between CA 199 level and intracranial epidermoid cyst was closely followed for a long period. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of 41-year-old man with a history of 2 months’ headache and sudden exacerbation for 3 days. Radiology examination suggested multiple lesions spreading along ventricular system. Laboratory tests showed exceeding increase of serum CA 199. The patient underwent craniotomy and continuous lumber drainage. Post-operative pathology proved a ruptured intracranial epidermoid cyst. MRI scans and serum CA 199 were closely followed up for three years. CONCLUSION: This case suggests an important role of serum CA 199 in the diagnosis and follow-up of intracranial epidermoid cyst. Ruptured intracranial epidermoid cyst should be considered for a sudden onset case with multiple intracranial lesions and dramatically increased serum CA 199.