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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2025

Bartholin's gland cyst with markedly elevated CA19-9 level: A case report.

Weihua Zhao, Tongyan Zhang

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Weihua ZhaoLaboratory Department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300250, P.R. China.
Tongyan ZhangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300250, P.R. China.

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Abstract

This case report describes a 43-year-old woman who presented with a symptomatic left Bartholin's gland cyst accompanied by a markedly elevated serum CA19-9 levels (>1,000 U/ml). Despite initial concerns for malignancy, comprehensive evaluation, including contrast-enhanced CT and serial biomarker monitoring, revealed rapid CA19-9 normalization (83% reduction within 24 h post-marsupialization), reaching the normal range by day 59 post-drainage, suggesting an inflammatory etiology. This case underscores two key clinical insights: CA19-9 elevations exceeding 1,000 U/ml may occur in benign mucinous cysts and short-interval biomarker reassessment aids in differential diagnosis. These findings expand the current understanding of tumor marker dynamics in benign gynecological pathology.

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Bartholin's gland cystbenign gynecological pathologycarbohydrate antigen 19-9tumor markers

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PMCPMC12464520

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