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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
A 38-year-old man was admitted with persistent productive cough and right anterior chest pain. Chest X-ray showed two large masses connected with each other, one in the right lung field and the other in the anterior mediastinum. A tentative diagnosis of either lung abscess or bronchogenic carcinoma was initially made, because of elevated serum tumor markers (SLX and SCC) and persisting refractory inflammatory sings. However, open chest drainage revealed a few fine hairs and atheromatous materials within the masses, and the diagnosis of teratoma was made. We removed these masses, and investigated the reason for the elevation of tumor markers. Staining with SLX monoclonal antibody demonstrated that the pancreatic tissue in the masses contained SLX. Although this is the first reported case of teratoma producing tumor marker (SLX), it is highly possible that tumor markers may be elevated in the majority of patients with teratoma because of the genesis of this tumor.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0301-1542
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
328-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of mediastinal teratoma--differentiation from lung abscess and bronchogenic carcinoma].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports