CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PREOPERATIVE PLASMA CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH CARCINOMA OF THE LARGE BOWEL
CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PREOPERATIVE PLASMA CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH CARCINOMA OF THE LARGE BOWEL
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DOI:
10.1007/bf02553544
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
HEADINGS, JJ
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作者:
BLAKE, KE;DALBOW, MH;HEADINGS, JJ
Preoperative levels of perchloric acid extractable plasma CEA [carcinoembryonic antigen] were measured in 911 patients with complaints of the digestive system. A final diagnosis of benign disease was made for 579 patients; 332 patients had cancer. Data for the preoperative CEA values were examined for clinical significance as an aide to diagnosis, preoperative disease staging, and prognosis. The CEA assay is not a clinically useful diagnostic test, but it shows limited value in preoperative staging and a somewhat stronger correlation with prognosis.