Biliary cystadenoma of the liver with elevated CA 19-9

Liver. 1994 Dec;14(6):320-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1994.tb00096.x.

Abstract

A case of intrahepatic biliary cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma is reported. The tumor was associated with strikingly elevated serum and intracystic levels of the tumor-associated antigen CA19-9. Two months after surgical enucleation, serum CA 19-9 levels returned to normal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Bile Duct / blood*
  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / blood*
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic*
  • CA-19-9 Antigen / blood*
  • Cystadenoma / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans

Substances

  • CA-19-9 Antigen