A case of mediastinal mature teratoma accompanying elevated CA 19-9 and CEA in the cystic fluid
Tsuji, H.; Furukawa, M.; Sakai, A.; Miyashita, M.; Sasaki, M.; Tokunaga, Y.; Sano, S.; Kanda, S.; Fujii, H.; Mine, Y.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 53(2): 158-161
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 10667030 Document Number: 512790
Fourteen year old female visited our hospital suffering from anterior chest pain. Chest CT revealed anterior mediastinal mass which had multiple cystic lesions, 8.5 x 7.0 x 5.5 cm in size. Tumor extirpation had performed by median sternotomy and pathological diagnosis was mature teratoma. CA 19-9 and CEA in the cystic fluid had elevated 32,790 U/ml and 768 ng/ml, respectively.