Open AccessLimits of serum carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 as the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer
Author(s) -
Jae Seung Kang,
Su Young Hong,
Youngmin Han,
Hee Ju Sohn,
Mirang Lee,
Yoon Hyung Kang,
Hyeong Seok Kim,
Hongbeom Kim,
Wooil Kwon,
JinYoung Jang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgical treatment and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2288-6796
pISSN - 2288-6575
DOI - 10.4174/astr.2021.101.5.266
Subject(s) - carcinoembryonic antigen , receiver operating characteristic , cutoff , gallbladder cancer , gastroenterology , medicine , biomarker , gallbladder , cancer , area under the curve , tumor marker , chemistry , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Although serum CEA and CA 19-9 have been widely utilized for the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer (GBC), few studies have examined the diagnostic performance of them. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic performance of these 2 biomarkers and demonstrate their clinical usefulness in diagnosing GBC.