## ELIAS ALSABTI, MD Radioimmunoassay for serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was performed in 49 colonic cancer patients. The test results were positive in 42 patients (85.7%) in whom tumor was present at the time of assay. Preoperatively, CEA level suggested the extent and the prognosis of the
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels and tumor histology in colon cancer
โ Scribed by Brack A. Bivins; William R. Meeker Jr.; Ward O. Griffen Jr.; Jorge Pellegrini; Joseph C. Parker Jr.
- Book ID
- 118926091
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 369 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4804
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