Serum Levels and Thyroid Tissue Expression of CA 50 and CA 19-9 in Patients with Thyroid Tumor

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A 77-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a thyroid nodule. The levels of serum tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens (CA 50, CA 19-9) and thyroglobulin (HTG) were markedly increased. We performed total thyroidectomy and right neck lymph node dissection. After treatment, the serum CA 50, CA 19-9 and HTG levels were markedly decreased. Histological examination of the thyroid tumor showed papillary adenocarcinoma and the dissected neck lymph nodes contained metastatic adenocarcinoma. The expression of CA 50 and CA 19-9 (defined by the monoclonal antibodies) was studied by immunoperoxidase staining from the normal and carcinomatous thyroid tissues and the dissected neck lymph node. CA 50 was expressed more strongly by the carcinoma cells than CA 19-9. The positive rates for serum CA 50 and CA 19-9 levels in other patients with papillary adenocarcinoma were not significantly higher compared with patients with benign nodules and normal subjects. But a significant positive correlation was found between the diameter of the carcinoma and the serum levels of CA 50 and CA 19-9. These results suggest that the serum levels of CA 50 and CA 19-9 might not become useful markers for diagnosing carcinoma of the thyroid, but might be useful markers for monitoring the growth or recurrence of papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid in patients with high serum levels of CA 50 and CA 19-9. © 1991, The Japan Endocrine Society. All rights reserved.

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Matsuura, B., Taniguchi, Y., Nakanishi, K., Murakami, T., Ohta, Y., Katoh, R., … Noguchi, S. (1991). Serum Levels and Thyroid Tissue Expression of CA 50 and CA 19-9 in Patients with Thyroid Tumor. Endocrinologia Japonica, 38(5), 565–571. https://doi.org/10.1507/endocrj1954.38.565

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