DIAGNOSTIC PITFALL - INTERPRETATION OF CA-19-9 CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF HEPATIC-DYSFUNCTION

Authors
PEARCE S THORNES H CARR D TANNER A
Citation
S. Pearce et al., DIAGNOSTIC PITFALL - INTERPRETATION OF CA-19-9 CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF HEPATIC-DYSFUNCTION, Gut, 35(5), 1994, pp. 707-708
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Gut → ACNP
ISSN journal
00175749
Volume
35
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
707 - 708
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-5749(1994)35:5<707:DP-IOC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A 50 year old man is described with hepatic dysfunction and chronic pa ncreatitis in whom greatly increased concentrations of the pancreatic tumour marker CA 19-9 combined with an abnormal appearance at endoscop ic retrograde cholangiopancreatography lead to the false suspicion of pancreatic carcinoma. CA 19-9 concentrations should be interpreted wit h caution in patients with intrinsic liver disease or biliary obstruct ion.