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ArticleSurgical case reports2024

CA19-9 producing locally advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report.

Hiroki Morikawa, Takaaki Oba, Ayaka Kitazawa, Ryoko Iji, Nami Kiyosawa, Masatsugu Amitani, Tadafumi Shimizu, Toshiharu Kanai, Takeshi Uehara, Ken-Ichi Ito

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Hiroki MorikawaDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Takaaki ObaDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. takaoba@shinshu-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8283-4989
Ayaka KitazawaDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Ryoko IjiDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Nami KiyosawaDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Masatsugu AmitaniDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Tadafumi ShimizuDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Toshiharu KanaiDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Takeshi UeharaDivision of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Ken-Ichi ItoDivision of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Shinshu University · JPShinshu University Hospital · JP

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Abstract

backgroundCA19-9 is a tumor marker for gastrointestinal and biliary-pancreatic adenocarcinomas; however, its association with thyroid cancer is unknown. Here, we report a case of CA19-9 producing locally advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). CASE PRESENTATION: A 66-year-old woman who was identified with a thyroid tumor after a close examination of an elevated serum CA19-9 level, which was detected at health screening, was referred to our hospital. Ultrasonography revealed a 34 × 31 mm hypoechoic lesion in the lower pole of the left thyroid lobe. Computed tomography revealed a solid thyroid tumor with tracheal invasion without any distant metastases. Bronchoscopy revealed tumor exposure into the tracheal lumen on the left side of the trachea. Fine-needle aspiration cytology led to a diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The patient underwent a total thyroidectomy, tracheal sleeve resection with end-to-end anastomosis, and lymph node dissection in the left cervical and superior mediastinal regions (D3c) with a reversed T-shaped upper sternotomy down to the third intercostal level. Histopathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of PTC with tracheal invasion and no lymph node metastases (pT4a Ex2 N0). Immunohistochemical staining showed the expression of CA19-9 in cancer cells. Postoperatively, the serum CA19-9 level of the patient decreased to within the normal range.

conclusionsSome PTCs produce CA19-9, although less frequently. When elevated serum CA19-9 levels are observed, PTC should be included in the differential diagnosis for further investigation.

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CA19-9Papillary thyroid carcinomaTracheal invasion

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