[Case of carcinoembryogenic antigen-producing renal pelvic cancer]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2009 Jan;55(1):27-30.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 58-year-old man with a chief complaint of exertional dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. One year earlier, he had visited another hospital for the evaluation of gross hematuria, and had undergone right nephro-ureterectomy with a diagnosis of right renal pelvic cancer. Blood chemistry revealed an elevated level of carcinoembryogenic antigen (CEA) (134.5 ng/ml). Computed tomographic scans showed multiple metastases to the liver and sternum. No primary lesion was detected, and immuno-histochemical findings of the specimen were CEA-positive. Thus, we diagnosed this case as CEA-producing renal pelvic cancer. Chemotherapy was ineffective. The patient committed suicide 10 months after admission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis*
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen / analysis*
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen / biosynthesis*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Kidney Pelvis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sternum*
  • Suicide
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen