Supra-elevated CA 19-9 in a benign hepatic cystadenoma
β Scribed by CR Scoggins; D Moore; K Washington; JK Wright; RS Chari
- Book ID
- 111740118
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 290 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1365-182X
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Hepatobiliary cystadenomas with mesenchymal stroma (CMS) are rare tumors. Two cases are reported that illustrate many features of CMS, including polypoid involvement of the common hepatic duct in one case. Both tumors were associated with elevated serum levels of the tumor-associated antigen CA 19-9
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