In:
Tumori Journal, SAGE Publications, Vol. 68, No. 6 ( 1982-12), p. 477-480
Abstract:
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assays (2536) were performed in 380 disease-free breast cancer patients after radical mastectomy. In the 334 evaluable patients with 3 or more determinations, the overall relapse rate after a median follow-up of 29 months was 11 %. Of 203 patients with normal CEA values, 19 (9.3 %) relapsed. In the 50 patients with the highest CEA value greater than 20 ng/ml, the relapse rate was 26 %; in the 12 patients with gradually increasing CEA elevations it was 50 %. However, CEA was unable to predict recurrence in N- patients. Premastectomy N+ was significantly associated with greater than 20 ng/ml or gradually increasing CEA values, suggesting the lack of an independent prognostic value of CEA in our patient population.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0300-8916
,
2038-2529
DOI:
10.1177/030089168206800605
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1982
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