“…Unfortunately, studies have shown that serum CA19-9 levels are also elevated in a broad range of benign and malignant conditions including cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, achalasia, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, heavy tea consumption, Sjögren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, cholangiocarcinoma, and colorectal, hepatocellular, esophageal, lung, and ovarian carcinomas [6,7].…”