Very high elevation of CA19-9 level in a patient with steatosis
| Journal | Volume 68 - 2005 |
| Issue | Fasc.3 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | X. Vandemergel, F. Vandergheynst, G. Decaux |
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| (1) Department of General Internal Medicine, R.H.M.S. Site de Baudour ; (2) Department of General Internal Medicine, Hôpital Erasme. |
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Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) has been used as an additional diagnostic test for adenocarcinoma of the upper gastro-intestinal tract (1). When a cut-off value of 1000 U/ml is used, its specificity approaches 100% and it is considered as the "gold standard" marker for malignant biliary obstruction resulting from pancreatic cancer (2). We report on a case of a patient with steato- sis and very high elevation of CA 19-9 level which was correlated with gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase value. |
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