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Looks can be Deceiving: A Case Report on the Clinical Value of CA 19-9 in Obstructive Jaundice

Carbohydrate antigen CA19-9 is a marker that has been used for the diagnosis of pancreatic and biliary malignancies, but it can also be present in benign conditions. Herein, we present the case of an 82-year-old female admitted for sepsis secondary to cholangitis, with a CA19-9 level of 12,838.3 U/m...

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Autores principales: Giron, Fanny, Alcantar, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32064210
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6637