Mirrizi Syndrome and Markedly Elevated Levels of Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 in the Absence of Malignant Disease

Elevated carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) beyond 1000 U/L occurs in nonneoplastic conditions which is causing questioning of the use of CA19-9 as a marker for screening. We report a case where a 51-year-old male with Mirrizi Syndrome (MS) presented with markedly increased CA19-9 level (4,618 U/mL)...

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Autores principales: Shah, Natasha, Tetangco, Eula, Arshad, Hafiz Muhammad Sharjeel, Raddawi, Hareth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5424187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28529808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2416901

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5424187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28529808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2416901

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