Şenel, Soner Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Romatoloji, Turkey , Çobankara, Veli Pamukkale Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Romatoloji Bilim Dalı, Turkey , Ataseven, Hilmi Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi, Turkey , Kılıçkap, Saadettin Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Onkoloji Bilim Dalları, Turkey

Ca 19-9 elevation without tumor in a patient with Sjogren’s syndrome and its relationship with disease activation and treatment

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A 53-year-old women presented with joint tenderness, fatigue, weight loss and Raynaud phenomenon. At the follow-up, xerostomia and dry eyes developed. Schirmer s test was abnormal. The diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome was confirmed by anti-nuclear antibodies and the histological findings of minor salivatory gland biopsy. In patient with the elevated CA 19-9 level, malignancy was ruled out. After the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome, the level of CA 19-9 decreased. The clinical and laboratory findings suggested that the elevation of CA 19-9 may be associated with the activation of Sjögren’s syndrome and improved with its treatment.

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Sjögren’s syndrome , CA 19 , 9 , cancer.

Cumhuriyet Medical Journal

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