Background: Detection of subclinical recurence after surgical resection of esophageal
cancer would allow earlier treatment of recurrent disease and potentially offer a better …

Background. Adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and the stomach are highly virulent and
remain a major health problem worldwide; 5‐year survival rates have not changed in the …

Results In Dukes' C2 rectal cancer, hepatic and local recurrence rates were higher in the
patients with> 10 ng/mL of CEA than those were in the patients with< or= 5 ng/mL of CEA …

The results of a study conducted to determine the usefulness of carcinoembryonic antigen
(CEA) monitoring in the follow-up of patients with resected colorectal cancer are reported …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: We investigated the role of preoperative and serial postoperative
serum CEA levels in advanced gastric cancer patients with curative operation. MATERIALS …

Background. The prognostic significance of preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen
(CEA) determination in patients with gastric cancer has been controversial. Methods. The …

Background: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) has been widely accepted as a tumor marker
useful in the diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer. When CEA levels are positive …

A long‐term CEA follow‐up was evaluated statistically for a series of 74 patients with primary
colorectal carcinoma who underwent resections for cure. Thirty‐three recurrences and 29 …

Background Previous studies have evaluated the clinicopathological significance of
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) of esophageal cancer in relatively small numbers of …

Prognostic parameters of patients with stomach and colorectal cancer, which could be
established within a few days during hospitalization of patients for primary treatment, were …