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Elevated preoperative CEA is associated with worse survival in stage I–III rectal cancer patients

BACKGROUND: The objective of this investigation was to assess whether preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level is an independent predictor of overall survival in rectal cancer patients. METHODS: All patients (n=504) undergoing a resection for stage I–III rectal cancer at the Kantonsspital S...

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Autores principales: Tarantino, I, Warschkow, R, Worni, M, Merati-Kashani, K, Köberle, D, Schmied, B M, Müller, S A, Steffen, T, Cerny, T, Güller, U
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22735902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.267