| ID | 98207 |
| Title Transcription | コウ CEA ケッショウ オ テイシタ チュウスイ ネンエキ ノウホウ センシュ ノ 1レイ
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| Title Alternative | A case of mucocele of the appendlx associated with an increase in serum cea level
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| Author |
Okitsu, Natsu
Department of Surgery, Taoka Hospital
Yoshioka, Kazuo
Department of Surgery, Taoka Hospital
Takao, Michiko
Department of Surgery, Taoka Hospital
Morimoto, Koujirou
Department of Surgery, Taoka Hospital
Takahashi, Keiji
Department of Surgery, Taoka Hospital
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| Keywords | mucocele of the appendix
mucinous cystadenoma
serumCEA
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| Content Type |
Journal Article
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| Description | A case of mucocele of the appendix associated with an increase in serum CEA level is presented. A 80-year-old women was seen at our hospital because she noticed a right lower abdominal mass and three months earlier. Physical examination revealed a mass with a tenderness . Except for anemia detected on admission, there was no biochemical abnormalities. High levels of tumor markers were noted ; CEA was 16.4 ng/ml. CT examination showed a cystic lesion at the ileo-cecal region. With a preoperative diagnosis of appebdiceal mucocele, cecal resection was performed. The resected appendix was smooth in surface and a monolocular cyst, and the lumen was filled a yellowish and gelatine-like substance.
The appendix was histologically diagnosed as mucinous cystadenoma. The serum CEA level returned normal,1.5 ng/ml, half a month after the surgery |
| Journal Title |
四国医学雑誌
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| ISSN | 00373699
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| NCID | AN00102041
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| Publisher | 徳島医学会
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| Volume | 62
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| Issue | 3-4
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| Start Page | 152
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| End Page | 155
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| Sort Key | 152
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| Published Date | 2006-08-25
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| language |
jpn
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