Extraordinary elevated CA19-9 in patient with common bile duct stones and cholangitis Case report

Serum Carbohydrate Antigen, CA19-9, is a carbohydrate antigen whose usage -as a tumor marker- in pancreatic and bile ducts malignancies is commonly increasing. Sensitivity and specificity of this antigen in the diagnosis of malignancies is 70-90% and 68-91%, respectively. CA19-9 can also rise in oth...

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Main Authors: Ali Mokhtarifar, Tahere Fakharian, Elham Mokhtari
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Birjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Birjand University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://journal.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-612-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1

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