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| Volume 73 Number 6 October 2006 |
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| Benign Splenic Epithelial Cyst Accompanied by Elevated Ca 19-9 Level: A Case Report | 871-873 |
Rafet Yigitbasi, M.D.1, Ilhan Karabicak, M.D.1, Fatih Aydogan, M.D.1, Suphan Erturk, M.D.1, Orhan Bican, M.D.1, Ovgu Aydin, M.D.2, and Fatih Kantarci, M.D.3 |
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Departments of 1General Surgery, 2Pathology and 3Radiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Address all correspondence to Ilhan Karabicak, M.D., Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Box 1104, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY, 10029; e mail: ilhan.karabicak@mountsinai.org
This case was presented at the 5th International Congress of the IHPBA, May 28–31, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey.
Accepted December 2005.
Abstract
We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with a benign epidermoid splenic cyst and a high CA 19-9 serum level (268 U/mL). The patient underwent resection of the cyst and splenectomy. After removal of the cyst, the serum CA 19-9 level decreased to a normal level within 6 weeks. True non-parasitic splenic cysts are rare. Approximately 30 cases of benign true splenic cysts with a high CA 19-9 serum level have been published.
Key Words
Adolescent,Splenic epidermoid cyst, CA 19-9.
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