Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
- Volume 44 Issue 3
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- Pages.661-668
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- 1997
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- 1738-3536(pISSN)
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- 2005-6184(eISSN)
A Case of Amylase Producing Small Cell Lung Cancer
아밀라제를 생성하는 소세포성 폐암 1예
- Lee, Han-Min (Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Ajou University school of medicine) ;
- Song, Young-Gu (Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Ajou University school of medicine) ;
- Park, Tae-Byung (Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Ajou University school of medicine) ;
- Hwang, Sung-Chul (Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Ajou University school of medicine) ;
- Lee, Yi-Hyeong (Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Ajou University school of medicine) ;
- Hahn, Myung-Ho (Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Ajou University school of medicine) ;
- Yim, Hyun-Ee (Department of Pathology, Ajou University school of medicine)
- 이한민 (아주대학교 호흡기내과학교실) ;
- 송영구 (아주대학교 호흡기내과학교실) ;
- 박태병 (아주대학교 호흡기내과학교실) ;
- 황성철 (아주대학교 호흡기내과학교실) ;
- 이이형 (아주대학교 호흡기내과학교실) ;
- 한명호 (아주대학교 호흡기내과학교실) ;
- 임현이 (아주대학교 해부병리학교실)
- Published : 1997.06.30
Abstract
The majority of lung cancers associated with hyperamylasemia are adenocarcinomas. Here we report an unusual case of a 54-year-old male patient who complained of dyspnea, anterior chest wall discomfort and facial edema for one month, presenting with a huge mediastinal mass and hyperamylasemia complicated by pericardial effusion. Histological evaluation of mediastinal mass revealed small cell carcinoma and pericardium showed nonspecific inflammation with fibrosis. The serum amylase had an electrophoretic mobility similar to that of salivary gland enzyme. There were no evidence of a salivary or pancreatic causes of hyperamylasemia. After chemotherapy, parenchymal lung lesions improved and hyperamylasemia disappeared. For the management of pericardial effusion, a pericardial window was formed. We concluded that the striking increase in serum amylase was due to the ectopic production of this enzyme by the tumor.
종양세포에 의한 hyperamylasemia는 드물게 보고되고 있으며 주로 폐암에 의하고 조직형은 선암으로 보고되어 있다. 이때 생성되는 아밀라제는 타액형으로 췌장질환에 의한 것과는 구별이 되며 hyperamylasemia에 의한 임상적인 증상은 없다. 저자등은 소세포성 폐암으로 진단받은 54세 남자 환자에서 아밀라제 농도가 상승되어 있음을 발견하고, 임상경과 및 검사결과 아밀라제를 분비하는 소세포성 폐암으로 진단하고 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.