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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
The use of the most common tumor markers in breast cancer was reassessed in terms of cost effectiveness and the validity of their predictive information during the evaluation of the patients. Sera from 159 patients were studied. Acceptable diagnostic specificity was found only for CA 15-3. In predicting the presence of metastases the combination of CA 15-3 and CEA was observed to correlate with lymph node metastases. Introduction of MCA did not result in diagnostic improvement. Our results suggest that in practice a diagnostic panel for breast cancer can be confined to CA 15-3 and CEA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0392-2936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnostic value of the tumor markers in breast cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
I.U. Oncology Institute, Istambul, Turkey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article