[Ureteral cancer producing carbohydrate antigen 19-9: report of a case].

Abstract

A case of a CA19-9-producing ureteral cancer is reported. A 58-year-old man presented with gross hematuria. Retrograde pyelography showed an irregular filling defect in the right ureter. The serum CA19-9 level was 932 U/ml (normal < 37). Right total nephroureterectomy was performed. The histological diagnosis was grade 3 transitional cell carcinoma. Immunohistochemical analysis showed CA19-9 to be expressed not only in the cancer cells but also in the normal transitional cell epithelium of the renal pelvis.

• Authors: N Segawa, K Yamamoto, T Watsuji, T Suzuki, H Ueda, Y Katsuoka
• Journal: Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica (Hinyokika Kiyo) Vol. 43 Issue 9 Pg. 665-8 (Sep 1997) ISSN: 0018-1994 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 9365848 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Biomarkers, Tumor
• CA-19-9 Antigen

Topics

• Biomarkers, Tumor (blood)
• CA-19-9 Antigen (blood)
• Carcinoma, Transitional Cell (diagnosis, surgery)
• Humans
• Immunohistochemistry
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nephrectomy
• Ureter (surgery)
• Ureteral Neoplasms (diagnosis, surgery)