A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with Elevated Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA).
- Author:
Mi Yean YANG
1
;
Yang Seon RYU
;
Hee Ja KO
;
Se Kyng PARK
;
Jong Sook PARK
;
Chun Sik PARK
;
Jae Sung PARK
;
Sang Hyen BAK
;
Eun Suk KO
;
Jeong Mi PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary; Tumor Markers, Biological; Carcinoembryonic Antigen
- MeSH: Aged; Biopsy; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoembryonic Antigen; Female; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Granuloma; Humans; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Necrosis; Prednisolone; Sarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary; Biomarkers, Tumor
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2010;69(1):48-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The characteristic pathological finding is the presence of non-caseating granulomas. The lungs are primarily affected, however other organs may be involved causing various symptoms and ambiguous laboratory findings can be present. There are a few reported cases of sarcoidosis with elevated tumor markers. We describe a 68-year-old woman presenting with sarcoidosis showing elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). The possibility of cancer arising from serum CEA such as gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer was excluded. A transbronchial lung biopsy demonstrated a non-caseating granuloma without necrosis. As a result prescribed 30 mg prednisolone daily to the patient and serum CEA was decreased after 1 month of treatment. We report a case of pulmonary sarcoidosis with elevated serum CEA.
