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19606410

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
Measurement of chromogranin A (CgA) level in blood can be used to monitor neuroendocrine tumours. However CgA level may also be elevated in several other endocrine and non-endocrine diseases. Here, we report on a patient with an incidental left-sided adrenal tumour and elevated CgA level. Adrenalectomy did not confirm clinically suspected diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. Postoperative follow-up was remarkable for a persistently elevated CgA level suspecting another neuroendocrine tumour which could not be detected despite extensive investigations. Finally, it was discovered that continuous proton-pump inhibitor administration for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease had caused a falsely elevated CgA level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1439-7803
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
671-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Case report: extreme CgA elevation under PPI confounding assessment of adrenal mass.
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung Innere I, St.-Marien-Krankenhaus Berlin, Gallwitzallee 123 - 143, 12249 Berlin, Germany. wiedmann@marienkrankenhaus-berlin.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports