Elevated Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Level in a Patient with Horseshoe Type Pulmonary Sequestration
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
; : 475-477, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Elevated carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 can indicate malignancies of the gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and biliary tracts, and be found in a pulmonary sequestration. A 30-year-old man visited Seoul National University Bundang Hospital due to elevated CA 19-9 levels, representing pulmonary sequestration of the bilateral lower lobes, which were connected with each other. We performed left lower lobectomy and division of the systemic arteries. After operation, CA 19-9 levels decreased to normal range, even though a small amount of sequestrated lung remained in the right lower lobe. It is not uncommon that presence of pulmonary sequestration might elevate serum CA 19-9 levels; however, horseshoe type bilateral pulmonary sequestration is very rare.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Arteries
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Reference Values
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Biliary Tract
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration
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Seoul
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Lung
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Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2016
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Article