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  • Title: [Effect of biliary obstruction and cholangitis on serum SPan-1 level].
    Author: Matsumoto S, Muranaka T, Hanada K, Matsuura Y, Oshiumi Y.
    Journal: Kaku Igaku; 1990 Dec; 27(12):1443-6. PubMed ID: 2290216.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the effect of biliary obstruction and cholangitis on serum SPan-1 level in 14 patients (5 patients with pancreatic cancer and 9 patients with biliary tract cancer) who were performed PTCD for biliary obstruction. 1 out of 5 cases with pancreatic cancer and 8 out of 9 cases with biliary tract cancer showed a decrease of SPan-1 level with improvement of jaundice. It suggested that the effect of biliary obstruction and cholangitis on serum SPan-1 level was much more in biliary tract cancer than in pancreatic cancer. There was no significant difference in changes of between serum SPan-1 level and serum CA 19-9 level after PTCD. We conclude that the effect of biliary obstruction and cholangitis on serum SPan-1 level is almost same on serum CA 19-9 level.
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