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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...
Autores principales: | Giron, Fanny, Alcantar, Daniel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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