The Level of Serum CEA Associated with Recurrence after Potentially Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
; : 250-254, 2008.
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em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-85185
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is the most widely used tumor marker for detecting colorectal cancer. This study was designed to evaluate the level of serum CEA that is associated with recurrence after potentially curative surgery for colorectal cancer.METHODS:
We retrospectively investigated the pre- and post-operative levels of serum CEA in 246 patients with colorectal cancer and they had undergone potentially curative surgery from 1996 through 2005.RESULTS:
The pre-operative CEA level was significantly associated with the number of metastatic lymph nodes, the tumor size and the recurrence rate. The feature that was associated with recurrent disease on multivariate analysis was the pre-operative level of serum CEA.CONCLUSION:
In order to detect the recurrence of colorectal cancer, we should closely follow up with frequent checks of the CEA level after surgery for those patients who had a high preoperative CEA level.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Recidiva
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Neoplasias Colorretais
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Antígeno Carcinoembrionário
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Análise Multivariada
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Seguimentos
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Linfonodos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo