[Metastatic transitional cell carcinoma with high CA 19.9 serum levels]

Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2007 Jan;31(1):102-5. doi: 10.1016/s0399-8320(07)89337-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with liver metastases of a urothelial carcinoma accompanied by a marked increased in CA 19-9 serum level. The mechanisms leading to this elevation, similar to that observed in biliary tract diseases, are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • CA-19-9 Antigen / blood*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / immunology*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CA-19-9 Antigen