Open AccessDetection of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA in peritoneal washes from gastric cancer patients and its clinical significance
Author(s) -
Yansong Zhang,
Jianming Xu,
Guanghua Luo,
Rong-Chao Wang,
Jiang Zhu,
Xiaoying Zhang,
Peter NilssonEhle,
Nuo Xu
Publication year - 2006
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.v12.i9.1408
Subject(s) - carcinoembryonic antigen , medicine , cancer , cancer cell , metastasis , pathology , clinical significance , stage (stratigraphy) , antigen , gastroenterology , peritoneal fluid , cancer antigen , immunology , biology , paleontology
To establish a more sensitive method for detection of free cancer cells in peritoneal washes from gastric cancer patients during surgery and to evaluate its clinical significance.