Elevated Level of Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) and Search for a Malignancy: A Case Report

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) has been shown to be associated with tumor burden in patients with colorectal cancer. However, it is also elevated to a significant degree in a number of other malignant and non-malignant conditions. We report a case of reversible CEA elevation in a patient using lithi...

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Autores principales: Asad-Ur-Rahman, FNU, Saif, Muhammad W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4954749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446768
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.648

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4954749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446768
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.648

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