Elevated carbohydrate antigen 19‐9 in a dermoid cyst
Elevated carbohydrate antigen 19‐9 in a dermoid cyst
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皮样囊肿中碳水化合物抗原 19-9 升高
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.07.019
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发表时间:
2005
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
S. Tezcan
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文献类型:
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作者:
C. Atabekoğlu;E. A. Bozacı;S. Tezcan
A 25-year-old virgin woman was referred to this clinic because of a very large and complicated right ovarian cyst detected by abdominal ultrasonography. Abdominopelvic ultrasonography and computerized tomography revealed a lobulated cystic lesion measuring 30 cm and containing heterogeneous solid structures as well as papillary projections. The left ovary and other intra-abdominal structures were normal. Serum CA 19-9 level was 1430 U/mL and CA 125 level was 46.6 U/mL. Other tumor markers were in normal ranges. Any gastrointestinal system disease was ruled out by imaging and endoscopic procedures. Right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed, and a histopathologic evaluation of a frozen section determined the lesion to be a dermoid cyst. Multiple sections from various cyst sites did not reveal any malignant foci. Some cystic cavities were lined with simple mucinous epithelium, and with respiratory mucosa that expressed diffuse and strong cytoplasmic positivity for CA 19-9 (Fig. 1). Therefore, the mature teratoma itself was identified immunohistochemically as the source of CA-19-9. Postoperatively, CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels returned to normal.In 1% of dermoid cysts, one tissue element shows malignant transformation, most often to squamous cell carcinoma. Elevated serum CA 125 and CA 19-9 levels seem unrelated to malignant transformation [1]. Increased CA 19-9 levels in some dermoid ovarian cysts and dermoid cysts in many other locations have been reported [2—5], but the present study is probably reporting the highest serum level of CA 19-9 in association with a dermoid cyst—of the ovary or any other location—in English literature. Immunohistochemically, CA 19-9 staining was prominent on the apical cyto-