Open AccessCarcinoembryonic antigen as a predictive factor for postoperative tumor relapse in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Yukinori Sakao,
Shinji Tomimitsu,
Youhei Takeda,
Masafumi Natsuaki,
Tohru Itoh
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.01.029
Subject(s) - carcinoembryonic antigen , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , adenocarcinoma , lung cancer , gastroenterology , oncology , lymph node , cancer , biology , paleontology
To clarify the usefulness of measuring serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) preoperatively to detect patients who will have a poor outcome after surgery, and who cannot be selected by conventional staging modalities.
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