Elevated carcinoembryonic antigen and sarcoidosis masquerading as metastatic colon cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Gallagher, D. J.; Libby, D. M.; Kemeny, N. |
| Article Title: | Elevated carcinoembryonic antigen and sarcoidosis masquerading as metastatic colon cancer |
| Abstract: | When patients with colorectal cancer are monitored after resection of primary or metastatic disease, an elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level is usually an indicator of recurrent disease. Positron emission tomography (PET) scans are often used to locate the site of recurrences when computed tomography scans do not show the presence of disease. This case highlights an important cause of a falsely elevated CEA with abnormal PET imaging. |
| Keywords: | adult; human tissue; middle aged; clinical feature; case report; fluorouracil; positron emission tomography; radiopharmaceuticals; adenocarcinoma; protein blood level; computer assisted tomography; multiple cycle treatment; neoplasm recurrence, local; diagnosis, differential; antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols; carcinoembryonic antigen; colonic neoplasms; dexamethasone; irinotecan; liver carcinoma; colonoscopy; folinic acid; antigen detection; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; positron-emission tomography; recurrent disease; intestine obstruction; oxaliplatin; floxuridine; hemicolectomy; intrahepatic floxuridine; pulmonary nodules; colon adenocarcinoma; mediastinoscopy; sarcoidosis; sarcoidosis, pulmonary |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Colorectal Cancer |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 1533-0028 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2009-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 172 |
| End Page: | 174 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.3816/CCC.2009.n.029 |
| PUBMED: | 19632934 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "CODEN: CCCLC" - "Source: Scopus" |
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