Elevated CEA Misdiagnosed as Lung Cancer Ultimately Confirmed Pulmonary Cryptococcosis

CONCLUSIONS: Elevated CEA is not typical of lung cancer. We should also consider the possibility of specific pathogenic infection. Bronchoscopic lung biopsy is the gold standard should be performed as soon as possible to identify the lesion.PMID:37948490 | DOI:10.7754/Clin.Lab.2023.230519

Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - November 10, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jiao Jiang Wen Yang Hong Q Ren Qian Zhao Ai S Fu Yan L Ge Source Type: research