Carcinoembryonic antigen levels correlated with advanced disease in medullary thyroid cancer

Carcinoembryonic antigen levels correlated with advanced disease in medullary thyroid cancer

Abstract Background Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) cells are capable of secreting various tumor markers including calcitonin and carcinoembyronic antigen (CEA). The purpose of this study is to determine whether abnormal CEA levels may be used as a tumor marker to predict the severity of disease in M...

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Main Authors: Sena Turkdogan, Véronique-Isabelle Forest, Michael P. Hier, Michael Tamilia, Anca Florea, Richard J. Payne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Tumor marker
Advanced disease
Mortality
Calcitonin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-018-0303-x

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