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The contribution of serum enzymes and carcinoembryonic antigen to the early diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer.
- Source :
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British journal of cancer [Br J Cancer] 1975 Jan; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 111-7. - Publication Year :
- 1975
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Abstract
- The evolution of metastatic colorectal cancer in patients who have had surgical treatment for a primary lesion was studied in relation the progressive changes in the blood levels of carcinembryonic antigen (CEA), to gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and routine liver function tests (LFTs). Involvement of the liver could ofter be reliably predicted many weeks in advance of clinical diagnosis while metastases to other sites were less likely to be detected early by this test. The association of the extent of disease with the patterns of biochemical changes is discussed with reference to several illustrative examples.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Alkaline Phosphatase blood
Clinical Enzyme Tests
Female
Humans
Leucyl Aminopeptidase blood
Liver Function Tests
Lung Neoplasms diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Carcinoembryonic Antigen analysis
Colonic Neoplasms diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms diagnosis
Neoplasm Metastasis diagnosis
Rectal Neoplasms diagnosis
gamma-Glutamyltransferase blood
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0007-0920
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- British journal of cancer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 239735
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1975.13