Clinical use of tumor markers in pancrea
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Maureen A. Chung; Helena R. Chang
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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There is no ideal tumor marker for pancreatic carcinoma. Most of the tumor-associated antigens in this disease are cell surface mucins, such as CA19-9, TAG-72, CA242, CA50, CA195, and CA494. CA19-9 is the most promising marker. It is used for clinical and pathological diagnosis, prognosis, and respo