PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN LEVELS IN TRANSOPERATIVE PERITONEAL LAVAGE IN PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC CANCER

ABSTRACT Background: The carcinoembryonic antigen level in peritoneal lavage has been showing to be a reliable prognostic factor in gastric cancer. Aim: To identify any association between carcinoembryonic antigen level in peritoneal lavage, in gastric cancer patients, with mortality, peritoneal...

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Main Authors: Letícia Biscaino ALVES, Maria Teresa TSUKAZAN, Ana Elisa SERAFIM, Rolando MENDOZA, Alexandre Vontobel PADOIN, Plínio Carlos BAÚ, Luis Fernando MOREIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2018-06-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202018000100319&tlng=pt