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Abstract
Case Report
A case of desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma with high level of serum CYFRA
Genya Kobayashi Ken Kato Shinzi Takeyama
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya Central Hospital
ABSTRACT
A 79-old-year woman admitted to our hospital for fever and back pain. A chest computed tomography (CT) showed a diffuse thickening of left pleura. A CT guide pleural biopsy was performed, and pathological diagnosis was desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma. Her serum CYFRA level was remarkably high. Although the tumor size decreased with four cycles of chemotherapy (carboplatin/pemetrexed), it increased again 5 months later. Her serum CYFRA level declined after the treatment, but it was elevated when the she had a recurrence. Her condition became worse, and she died 11 months after first admission.
KEYWORDS
Desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma Serum CYFRA
Received 21 Apr 2015 ／ Accepted 24 Aug 2015
AJRS, 5(1): 13-17, 2016
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