Prognostic impact of preoperatively elevated and postoperatively normalized carcinoembryonic antigen levels following curative resection of stage I‐III rectal cancer

Prognostic impact of preoperatively elevated and postoperatively normalized carcinoembryonic antigen levels following curative resection of stage I‐III rectal cancer

Abstract Background Preoperative and early postoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels are known prognostic factors in rectal cancer. Recently, a large‐scale study on colon cancer revealed that “preoperatively elevated and postoperatively normalized CEA levels” is not an indicator of p...

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Main Authors: Yuya Nakamura, Dai Shida, Taro Tanabe, Yasuyuki Takamizawa, Jun Imaizumi, Yuka Ahiko, Ryohei Sakamoto, Konosuke Moritani, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yukihide Kanemitsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
carcinoembryonic antigen
postoperative CEA
preoperative CEA
prognostic factor
rectal cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2758
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