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Elevated carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in patients with true (epithelial) splenic cysts--Rare or undiscovered?
M Soudack1, A Ben-Nun, C Toledano
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rambam Medical Center, Bat Galim, Haifa, Israel. mangn@netmedia.net.il
Abstract:
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 is a well known marker for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. However, its limitation is its nonspecificity, because elevated levels may be encountered in other gastrointestinal disorders, both benign and malignant. The following case is a patient with a true (epithelial) splenic cyst with elevated serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 19-9.