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http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2010.69.1.48

A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with Elevated Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)  

Yang, Mi-Yean (Division of Pulmonology & Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Ryu, Yang-Seon (Division of Pulmonology & Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Ko, Hee-Ja (Division of Pulmonology & Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Park, Se-Kyng (Division of Pulmonology & Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Park, Jong-Sook (Division of Pulmonology & Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Park, Chun-Sik (Division of Pulmonology & Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Park, Jae-Sung (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Bak, Sang-Hyen (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Ko, Eun-Suk (Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Park, Jeong-Mi (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.69, no.1, 2010 , pp. 48-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The characteristic pathological finding is the presence of non-caseating granulomas. The lungs are primarily affected, however other organs may be involved causing various symptoms and ambiguous laboratory findings can be present. There are a few reported cases of sarcoidosis with elevated tumor markers. We describe a 68-year-old woman presenting with sarcoidosis showing elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). The possibility of cancer arising from serum CEA such as gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer was excluded. A transbronchial lung biopsy demonstrated a non-caseating granuloma without necrosis. As a result prescribed 30 mg prednisolone daily to the patient and serum CEA was decreased after 1 month of treatment. We report a case of pulmonary sarcoidosis with elevated serum CEA.
Keywords
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary; Tumor Markers, Biological; Carcinoembryonic Antigen;
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