Elevated Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Level in a Patient with Horseshoe Type Pulmonary Sequestration.
10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.6.475
- Author:
Bub Se NA
1
;
Sungjoon PARK
;
Sukki CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea. skcho@snubh.org
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchopulmonary sequestration;
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9;
Horseshoe lung
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arteries;
Biliary Tract;
Bronchopulmonary Sequestration*;
Humans;
Lung;
Reference Values;
Seoul
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2016;49(6):475-477
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Elevated carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 can indicate malignancies of the gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and biliary tracts, and be found in a pulmonary sequestration. A 30-year-old man visited Seoul National University Bundang Hospital due to elevated CA 19-9 levels, representing pulmonary sequestration of the bilateral lower lobes, which were connected with each other. We performed left lower lobectomy and division of the systemic arteries. After operation, CA 19-9 levels decreased to normal range, even though a small amount of sequestrated lung remained in the right lower lobe. It is not uncommon that presence of pulmonary sequestration might elevate serum CA 19-9 levels; however, horseshoe type bilateral pulmonary sequestration is very rare.
