Open AccessRole of serum carcinoembryonic antigen in the detection of colorectal cancer before and after surgical resection
Author(s) -
Binbin Su
Publication year - 2012
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.v18.i17.2121
Subject(s) - carcinoembryonic antigen , medicine , colorectal cancer , gastroenterology , stage (stratigraphy) , metastasis , cancer , paleontology , biology
To determine whether serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) correlate with the presence of primary colorectal cancer (CRC), and/or recurrent CRC following radical resection.