A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with Elevated Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 48-51, 2010.
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em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-129608
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.
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Assunto principal:
Sarcoidose
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Biópsia
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Prednisolona
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Antígeno Carcinoembrionário
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Biomarcadores Tumorais
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Sarcoidose Pulmonar
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Neoplasias Gastrointestinais
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Granuloma
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Pulmão
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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