Prognostic value of carcinoembryonic antigen distribution in tumor tissue of colorectal carcinoma Valor prognóstico da distribuição do antígeno carcinoembriônico (CEA) no tecido neoplásico do carcinoma colorretal

CONTEXT: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) can be detected in colorectal tumor tissue but its role in the survival of patients remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the expression of tissue CEA using immunohistochemical staining in colorectal tumors and to analyze the relationship between t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Débora Maria Nazato, Leandro Luongo de Matos, Daniel Reis Waisberg, José Roberto Martins de Souza, Lourdes Conceição Martins, Jaques Waisberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2009-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032009000100010