Open AccessPre- and Postoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Determinations in Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases Predictive Value and Implications for Adjuvant Treatment Based on Multivariate Analysis
Author(s) -
Peter Hohenberger,
Peter M. Schlag,
Thomas Gerneth,
Christian Herfarth
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 - 10.1097/00000658-199402000-00005
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoembryonic antigen , colorectal cancer , multivariate analysis , gastroenterology , oncofetal antigen , confidence interval , adjuvant , surgery , oncology , cancer , immunotherapy , tumor associated antigen
The object of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of pre- and postoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in the resectional treatment of colorectal hepatic metastases. The main question was whether postoperative CEA levels correlated with survival and the time to recurrence.