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I Had Pancreatic Cancer 3 Years Ago. I Just Had

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Posted on Fri, 22 May 2020
Question: I had pancreatic cancer 3 years ago. I just had a bout with cDiff. I had aLung Ct scan, abdominal ct scan, MRI abdominal, ultra sound of the abdominal. No recurrence, but my ca 19 antigen was 245. Could the infection cause elevation of the CA antigen.
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Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Please go through detailed answer dear.

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Hello and thank you for choosing 'Ask A Doctor' service for your query,
I've gone through your details and I appreciate your concerns.

Any infection in body would result in Inflammation and could give false CA antigen result.
Yes, very likely your CA antigen is raised due to clostridium difficle associated colitis.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Hope I was helpful,
Thanks

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I Had Pancreatic Cancer 3 Years Ago. I Just Had

Brief Answer: Please go through detailed answer dear. Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for choosing 'Ask A Doctor' service for your query, I've gone through your details and I appreciate your concerns. Any infection in body would result in Inflammation and could give false CA antigen result. Yes, very likely your CA antigen is raised due to clostridium difficle associated colitis. Let me know if I can assist you further. Hope I was helpful, Thanks