Transient elevation of squamous cell carcinoma antigen levels with influenza virus infection

We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) elevation due to influenza B infection. A 78‐year‐old male had undergone right middle lobectomy and lymphadenectomy for lung squamous cell carcinoma two years and four months previously. His SCCA level ranged from 0.8 ng/mL to 1.9 ng/mL afte...

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Autor principal: Sano, Atsushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30237883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.362
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Sumario:We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) elevation due to influenza B infection. A 78‐year‐old male had undergone right middle lobectomy and lymphadenectomy for lung squamous cell carcinoma two years and four months previously. His SCCA level ranged from 0.8 ng/mL to 1.9 ng/mL after the surgery. He underwent blood testing, including SCCA, as part of a regular check‐up three days after the diagnosis of the influenza B infection. His SCCA level was 17.1 ng/mL; no recurrences were found on computed tomography. One month later, his SCCA level had decreased to 1.6 ng/mL. We should keep in mind that influenza infection may cause transient elevations in SCCA levels.

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