Esophageal cyst producing CA19-9 and CA125

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar;10(3):448-50. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.222869. Epub 2009 Dec 15.

Abstract

The patient was a 59-year-old woman in whom computed tomography revealed a posterior mediastinal cyst and ovarian cystoma at a medical check-up in March 2007. Blood tests showed high CA19-9 and CA125 levels. She underwent left adnexectomy for ovarian cystoma in July 2008 and histopathological examination led to a diagnosis of dermoid cyst. The postoperative levels of CA19-9 and CA125 remained high. She developed dysphagia in February 2009, and the posterior mediastinal cyst showed a tendency to enlarge. Therefore, she underwent tumorectomy through a small thoracotomy. The cyst contained greenish fluid with CA19-9 and CA125 contents of 65,000 and 78,000 U/ml, respectively. Histologically, the cyst had a thickened wall, which contained two muscle layers, and was lined by squamous and pseudostratified ciliated epithelium. No cartilage or bronchial glands were identified. These findings led to a diagnosis of esophageal cyst. On immunohistochemical staining, the cyst-lining epithelial cells were positive for CA19-9 and CA125. The serum CA19-9 and CA125 levels returned to normal two months after surgery. We report a resected case of esophageal cyst producing CA19-9 and CA125.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / blood
  • CA-125 Antigen / blood*
  • CA-19-9 Antigen / blood*
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Esophageal Cyst / complications
  • Esophageal Cyst / diagnosis
  • Esophageal Cyst / immunology*
  • Esophageal Cyst / surgery
  • Female
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Membrane Proteins / blood*
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Cysts / immunology
  • Ovarian Cysts / surgery
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Thoracotomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CA-125 Antigen
  • CA-19-9 Antigen
  • MUC16 protein, human
  • Membrane Proteins