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8762614

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this work was to assess the diagnostic yield of serum tumoral markers, Ca 19-9 and carcinoembryonic antigen, in patients with gallbladder cancer. We studied 54 patients of whom 33 had gallbladder cancer and in 21 the tumor was removed previously and were presently free of disease. Twenty one patients with cholelithiasis were used as controls. Ca 19-9 was over 37 U/ml in 22 (65%) patients with cancer, in two patients free of disease and in two controls. The sensitivity and specificity of Ca 19-9 was 0.66 and 0.90 respectively. Carcinoembryonic antigen was over 2.5 ng/ml in 25 patients with cancer (56%) and its sensitivity and specificity was 0.75 and 0.71 respectively. Using a cutoff point of 4 ng/ml, these figures were 0.51 and 0.9 respectively. The better predictive capacity was given by a Ca 19-9 over 37 U/ml or a carcinoembryonic antigen over 4 ng/ml. It is concluded that, although the sensitivity and specificity of these markers was adequate in this work, one must bear in mind that studied patients had advanced tumors.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0034-9887
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[CAA 19-9 and carcinoembryonic antigen in gallbladder cancer].
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't