Relation between Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colon Cancer Tissue and Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels at Initial Surgery and Recurrence | Zendy

Gota Saito | Zendy; Sotaro Sadahiro | Zendy; Kazutake Okada | Zendy; Akira Tanaka | Zendy; Toshiyuki Suzuki | Zendy; Akemi Kamijo | Zendy

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Relation between Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colon Cancer Tissue and Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels at Initial Surgery and Recurrence

Author(s) -

Gota Saito,

Sotaro Sadahiro,

Kazutake Okada,

Akira Tanaka,

Toshiyuki Suzuki,

Akemi Kamijo

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987

H-Index - 98

eISSN - 1423-0232

pISSN - 0030-2414

DOI - 10.1159/000447062

Subject(s) - carcinoembryonic antigen , medicine , immunohistochemistry , colorectal cancer , staining , oncofetal antigen , gastroenterology , cancer , antigen , pathology , immunology , immunotherapy , tumor associated antigen

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is widely used for postoperative surveillance of colon cancer. Even if serum CEA is negative at initial surgery, it may turn positive at recurrence. We investigated the relation between serum CEA levels and the immunohistochemical staining status of CEA in the primary and resected metastatic tissues.

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