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- Case Report -
A Case of Peripheral Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lung with High Serum CEA Value
Hidehiko Matsumoto, Masakazu Yanagi, Hiroh Nishijima, Tetsurou Shimotakahara, Akira Fukami* and Takashi AikouFirst Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, *Department of Surgery, National Ibusuki Hospital
Background: We describe a case of peripheral adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung with high serum CEA value, with reference to 10 cases reported in the Japanese literature. Case: A 66-year-old woman was admitted with an abnormal shadow in the chest X-ray, accompanied by high serum CEA value. Chest CT film revealed two peripheral mass shadows in the right middle lobe of the lung. Right middle lobectomy was performed and histological examination confirmed adenoid cystic carcinoma of the peripheral lung with immunohistochemically positive CEA. After the operation the CEA value of the patient decreased from the preoperative value. Conclusion: Peripheral adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung is uncommon. In particular, cases with high CEA value, as seen in the presented case, are rare.
key words: Adenoid cystic carcinoma, Peripheral, Lung cancer, High value of CEA
Received: January 21, 2000
Accepted: June 8, 2000
JJLC 40 (6): 645-649, 2000
