Revisiting ab initio carcinoembryonic antigen and CA19-9 tumor markers in colorectal carcinoma in association with anatomotopographic location and staging of disease
Milan Lerch,
Demet Sengul,
Ilker Sengul
et al.
Abstract:SUMMARY
OBJECTIVE:
This study purposed to evaluate preoperative two tumor markers, namely, carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen (CA)19-9, in colorectal cancer for anatomotopographic location with disease stage and to assess their utility for diagnostic staging purposes.
METHODS:
The study retrospectively incorporated patients who had undergone surgery for colorectal cancer at our department in 2015–2018 and in whom carcinoembryonic antigen and … Show more
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