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Adenocarcinoma
Recent studies from National Taiwan University, Medical Department add new data to adenocarcinoma
July 1st, 2008
"We report a case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis associated with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) production. A 48-year-old woman was incidentally found to have an elevated serum CEA level," researchers in Taipei, Taiwan report. "A series of examinations revealed a fat-containing tumor in the left kidney and excluded tumors in other sites. Radical nephrectomy was performed, and the histopathologic examination revealed a mucinous adenocarcinoma that was strongly positive for CEA," wrote C.H. Ho and colleagues, National Taiwan University, Medical Department. The researchers concluded: "Postoperatively, her serum CEA level...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-01)
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