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2524310

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-5
pubmed:abstractText
The classification of tumor markers can at present be only provisional since in this field new acquisitions are reported daily. Nevertheless, during the last few years, a number of monographs and chapters in oncology texts have become available for students and physicians in which certain parameters (sensitivity, specificity, predictive value of individual markers) are illustrated, thus allowing for a more accurate evaluation of their diagnostic efficacy and offering indications as to which of these markers are most useful in relation to the site of the tumor. Although tumor markers are present throughout the organism, the above review is limited to those found in blood. Clinical results obtained to far have already lead to the conclusion that tumor markers are useful above all for the diagnostic and therapeutic follow-up of patients rather than for the diagnosis of tumors. The present tendency is for the association of several markers since a higher percentage of positive results is achieved both for diagnostic purposes and for the detection of residual foci after apparently successful treatments and for the precocious detection of recurrences, as well as for the evaluation of the efficacy of ongoing therapies.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0009-9074
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-205
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Biological tumor markers].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Review