Increased CA19-9 Level in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from a Case of Bilateral Re-expansion Pulmonary Edema Following Drainage for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

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  • 気管支肺胞洗浄液中の CA19-9 が高値を呈した両側性再膨張性肺水腫の 1 例

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A 52-year-old man admitted with right pneumothorax. A chest tube drain was inserted and 1 hour later productive cough with protein-rich sputum developed. Chest roentogenogram showed bilateral infiltrating shadows. Re-expansion pulmonary edema was diagnosed. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained from the right middle lobe bronchus was protein-rich contained and abnormally high levels of CA19-9. The serum CA19-9 level was normal. These BALF findings were interest in analyzing the etiology of re-expansion pulmonary edema.

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