Open AccessExpression of CA 72–4 (TAG-72) in the Fluid Contents of Pancreatic Cysts A New Marker to Distinguish Malignant Pancreatic Cystic Tumors from Benign Neoplasms and Pseudocysts
Author(s) -
Ajit J. Alles,
Andrew L. Warshaw,
James F. Southern,
Carolyn C. Compton,
Kent Lewandrowski
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199402000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , cyst , serous cystadenoma , mucinous cystadenoma , differential diagnosis , pathology , carcinoembryonic antigen , pancreas , mucinous cystadenocarcinoma , pancreatic disease , serous fluid , tumor marker , cystadenoma , ca19 9 , pancreatic pseudocyst , pancreatic tumor , pancreatic cancer , cancer
The authors evaluated cyst fluid CA 72-4 as a tumor marker in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions.