Acute Cholecystitis with Significantly Elevated Levels of Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9

Acute Cholecystitis with Significantly Elevated Levels of Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9

Serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), a marker of malignant tumors, is generally slightly elevated in benign conditions. We report a case of acute cholecystitis with a significantly elevated level of serum CA 19-9 based on positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) findings. A...

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Main Authors: Shuji Akimoto, Masataka Banshodani, Masahiro Nishihara, Junko Nambu, Yasuo Kawaguchi, Fumio Shimamoto, Kiyohiko Dohi, Keizo Sugino, Hideki Ohdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Acute cholecystitis
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9
High elevation
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/448068

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