The Role of CA19-9 in Predicting Tumour Resectability in Carcinoma Head of Pancreas

INTRODUCTION: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) is a tumour associated antigen. Blood levels may be elevated in benign as well as malignant conditions. Its sensitivity (70-90%) and specificity (68-91%) are inadequate for accurate diagnosis. It can be used to predict the extent of disease and outco...

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Published in:J Clin Diagn Res
Main Authors: Pandiaraja, Jayabal, Viswanathan, Subramanian, Antomy, Thomas Babu, Thirumuruganand, Sathyamoorthy, Kumaresan, Dhandapani Subramanian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited 2016
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Surgery Section
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843310/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27134925
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/17106.7398
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