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Individualized Cutoff Value of the Preoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level is Necessary for Optimal Use as a Prognostic Marker

PURPOSE: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is an important prognostic marker in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, in some stages, it does not work. We performed this study to find a way in which preoperative CEA could be used as a constant prognostic marker in harmony with the TNM staging system. METHO...

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Autores principales: Jeon, Byeong Geon, Shin, Rumi, Chung, Jung Kee, Jung, In Mok, Heo, Seung Chul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Coloproctology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3710771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23862128
http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/ac.2013.29.3.106