Open AccessCarbohydrate antigen 19-9 for differential diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Si-Biao Su
Publication year - 2015
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.v21.i14.4323
Subject(s) - pancreatitis , medicine , gastroenterology , odds ratio , receiver operating characteristic , ca19 9 , differential diagnosis , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , pancreatic cancer , pancreatitis, chronic , carcinoma , diagnostic odds ratio , pathology , cancer
To evaluate the utility of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) for differential diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis.