A Case of Hyperamylasemia Associated with Lung Adenocarcinoma / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 507-511, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-21297
ABSTRACT
Hyperamylasemia in patients with lung cancer is relatively rare, occurring in 1-3% of all cases of the disease. The pathogenesis of hyperamylasemia in solid cancers is not clear. In Korea, no cases of hyperamylasemia have been reported in patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung. Instead, the lung cancers in patients with hyperamylasemia have in most cases been adenocarcinomas. We report a case of a 64-year-old woman with hyperamylasemia that was suspected to have been induced by mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung. The patient's amylase isoenzyme pattern was of the salivary type. Systemic chemotherapy normalized her serum amylase levels and produced a partial response in her lung cancer.
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Main subject:
Adenocarcinoma
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
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Hyperamylasemia
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Amylases
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Korea
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Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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