Trésallet Christophe, Jordi-Galais Pere, Nguyen-Thanh Quang, Aubriot-Lorton Marie-Hélène, Costedoat-Chalumeau Nathalie, Chigot Jean-Paul, Menegaux Fabrice
Service de Chirurgie Générale, Digestive et Endocrinienne, Hôpital de la Pitié, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2003 Apr;27(4):413-5.
The development of a cystadenocarcinoma from previously benign cystadenoma is controversial. Neither clinical nor biological factors have been described to explain this transformation. High levels of serum and cystic CEA and CA 19-9 seem to help in the diagnosis of cystadenoma but not cystadenocarcinoma. Definitive histological evaluation is the only means to discriminate malignant from benign cysts. We report a case of cystadenoma of the liver with very high cystic levels and normal serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9.
