Elevated carcinoembryonic antigen tumour marker caused by head and neck cancer: a case report and literature study.
作者信息
Vingerhoedt S I, Hauben E, Hermans R, Vander Poorten V L, Nuyts S
机构信息
Department of Radiation Oncology and Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Pathology and Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
出版信息
Cancer Radiother. 2015 Apr;19(2):106-10. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2014.09.008. Epub 2014 Nov 17.
Carcinoembryonic antigen is a tumour marker commonly increased in gastrointestinal and pulmonary cancers. We report a case of a 46-year-old man with a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the base of tongue with an elevated and traceable serum carcinoembryonic antigen level. This antigen proved to be a valuable marker in the treatment follow-up. When a raised carcinoembryonic antigen level is found, salivary gland malignancies should be taken into the differential diagnosis and clinical examination of the head and neck region should not be overlooked.
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