Role of post-operative carcinoembryonic antigen as predictor of outcome: Evaluation of patients with colorectal malignancy at a tertiary care center

Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. The colorectal cancer has varied presentation and often patients present in late stages of disease. Pre-operative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels are indicative of tumor stage and thus are predictive of prognosis. However...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Devidas Dakhore, Shilpa Namdev Pande, Suraj Govind Jadhao, Nilesh Parashuram Mangam, Dnyanesh Balkrishna Amle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2022-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/45781