Independent prognostic value of preoperative serum markers CA 242, specific tissue polypeptide antigen and human chorionic gonadotrophin beta, but not of carcinoembryonic antigen or tissue polypeptide antigen in colorectal cancer.

The prognostic value of preoperative serum concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 242, tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), specific tissue polypeptide antigen (TPS) and human chorionic gonadotrophin beta (hCG beta) in 251 patients with colorectal cancer (39 Dukes' A, 98 Dukes'...

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Main Authors: Carpelan-Holmström, M., Haglund, C., Lundin, J., Alfthan, H., Stenman, U. H., Roberts, P. J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 1996
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2074725/