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