Table 3 Elevation of CA 19-9 in benign pulmonary, gynecologic, endocrine, spleen diseases and unknown cause. DM, diabetes mellitus.
From: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 elevation without evidence of malignant or pancreatobiliary diseases
Diagnosis | No. of subjects | CA 19-9 (U/mL) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Median | Range | ||
Pulmonary diseases | |||
Bronchiectasis | 14 | 137.7 | 105.6–810.2 |
Interstitial lung disease | 8 | 225.0 | 114.0–298.4 |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 5 | 185.5 | 102.6–229.3 |
Lung abscess | 2 | 209.9 | 165.7–254.0 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 149.0 | 130.0–168.0 |
Pulmonary sequestration | 1 | >1,000 | |
Gynecologic disease | |||
Cystic teratoma | 19 | 150.9 | 82.6–452.9 |
Endometriosis | 18 | 135.8 | 93.7–948.2 |
Ovarian abscess | 1 | 570.0 | |
Endocrine diseases | |||
Uncontrolled DM | 10 | 106.5 | 80.3–186.0 |
Hypothyroidism | 3 | 96.0 | 89.9–147.1 |
Spleen disease | |||
Spleen cyst sclerotherapy | 1 | 218.6 | |
Unknown cause | 45 | 119.3 | 80.2–590.5 |
