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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 73(2), 2005, pp. 368-370
Copyright © 2005 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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PRIMARY HYDATID CYST OF THE BREAST WITH ELEVATED CA 19-9 LEVEL

BULENT C. YUKSEL*, HAKAN OZEL, TEZCAN AKIN, FATIH M. AVSAR, AND SULEYMAN HENGIRMEN
First Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

Breast masses secondary to hydatid cyst disease are placed on the differential diagnosis of breast tumors under guidance of the literature. In addition to their characteristic appearance on mammography, many specific parameters for diagnosis are required. In this report, the relation of serum CA 19-9 levels to the primary breast cyst hydatid was evaluated in both preoperative and postoperative periods.

Received May 20, 2004. Accepted for publication March 20, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Bulent C. Yuksel, M.D., Eryaman 2.etap, Demirer bloklari, A2-2, Açellya Apt, No:5/50, 06930, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: bulent.yuksel{at}turktelekom.com.tr

Note: A preliminary account of some data contained in this case report will be presented in abstract form to the 40th Annual Meeting of The European Society for Surgical Research Congress, which will be held on May 25–28, 2005 in Konya, Turkey.

Authors’ addresses: Bulent C. Yuksel, Hakan Ozel, Tezcan Akin, Fatih M. Avsar, and Suleyman Hengirmen, First Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.

Reprint requests: Bulent C. Yuksel, Eryaman 2.etap, Demirer bloklari, A2-2, Açelya Apt. No:5/50, 06930, Ankara, Turkey, Telephone: +90 0 312 280 70 38, Fax: + 90 0 312 418 27 60, E-mail: bulent.yuksel{at}turktelekom.com.tr.






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