Open AccessHigh level of preoperative carbohydrate antigen 19-9 is a poor survival predictor in gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Ae Jin Choi,
Jun Chul Park,
Joo Hang Kim,
Sung Kwan Shin,
Sang Kil Lee,
Yong Chan Lee,
Jae Bock Chung
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i32.5302
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , multivariate analysis , cancer , univariate analysis , stage (stratigraphy) , histology , cancer antigen , biology , paleontology
To assess the clinical significance and the prognostic value of preoperative serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) level in gastric cancer.