Diagnostic Accuracy of Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) in Detecting Colorectal Cancer Recurrence Depending on Its Preoperative Level.
Tae-Hoon LeeJi-Seon KimSe-Jin BaekJung-Myun KwakJin KimPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
The diagnostic accuracy of CEA for detecting recurrence depends on initial CEA level. Regardless of the initial CEA level, elevation at recurrence was significantly associated with overall survival in patients with recurrent CRC.
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