Cancer Antigen (CA) 19-9

How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Cancer Antigen (CA) 19-9. McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.12. Accessed April 16, 2024.
Last Updated: May 9, 2022
Last Reviewed: May 9, 2022
Chapter Information

For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.

Analyte [material]

Cancer antigen (CA) 19-9 [S/P]

Reference range, target level, or decision threshold

Method dependent!!!

Interpretation of results

↑ Pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, other malignancies (including colon, esophageal, and liver cancers), pancreatitis (including autoimmune), diseases of bile ducts, cirrhosis

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