[A case of retroperitoneal teratoma showing high level of CA19-9]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1992 Aug;38(8):925-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case retroperitoneal mature teratoma showing an abnormally high CA19-9 (carbohydrate antigen 19-9) serum level in a 30-year-old woman. She was hospitalized for an episode of left upper abdominal pain. High CA19-9 tissue level and immunohistochemical findings were found in removed tissue. This case is the third report of a CA19-9-producing teratoma and literature was reviewed and discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Teratoma / immunology*

Substances

  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate