[Thymic Hyperplasia with Carcinoembryonic Antigen Elevation;Report of a Case]

Tetsuya Hayashi1, Syuichi Tachibana, Keiichi Nakao

  • 1Department of Chest Surgery, Hokusetsu General Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan.

Summary

Elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in a patient with gastroenteritis was linked to thymic hyperplasia. Surgical removal of the thymic mass normalized CEA levels, resolving the diagnostic mystery.