Open AccessUtility of serum CA19-9 in diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma: In comparison with CEA
Author(s) -
Xinglei Qin,
Zhuo-Ren Wang,
Shi Jing-sen,
Min Lu,
Lin Wang,
Quan-Ru He
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i3.427
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , ca19 9 , immunoradiometric assay , carcinoembryonic antigen , tumor marker , cancer , radioimmunoassay , pancreatic cancer
The diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma is often difficult, making management approaches problematic. A reliable serum marker for cholangiocarcinoma would be a useful diagnostic test. The aims of our study were to evaluate the usefulness of a serum CA19-9 determination in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma.