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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2012; 18(17): 2121-2126
Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2121
Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2121
Table 2 Correlation between preoperative serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen levels and clinicopathologic characteristics n (%)
Characteristics | Preoperative S-CEA | P value | |
≤5 ng/mL | > 5 ng/mL | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 167 (61.9) | 103 (38.1) | 0.524 |
Female | 93 (65.0) | 50 (35.0) | |
Age (yr) | |||
< 40 | 35 (62.5) | 21 (37.5) | 0.178 |
40-60 | 101 (68.7) | 46 (31.3) | |
> 60 | 124 (59.0) | 86 (41.0) | |
Location | |||
Colon | 106 (60.9) | 68 (39.1) | 0.223 |
Rectum | 154 (64.4) | 85 (35.6) | |
Size (cm) | |||
≤ 5 | 188 (68.4) | 87 (31.6) | 0.002 |
> 5 | 70 (52.2) | 64 (47.8) | |
Differentiation | |||
Well | 176 (62.9) | 104 (37.1) | 0.997 |
Poor | 83 (62.9) | 49 (37.1) | |
PT | |||
T1 | 8 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.005 |
T2 | 64 (72.7) | 24 (27.3) | |
T3 | 141 (61.8) | 87 (38.2) | |
T4 | 46 (52.3) | 42 (47.7) | |
PN | |||
N0 | 162 (66.1) | 83 (33.9) | 0.260 |
N1 | 64 (59.3) | 44 (40.7) | |
N2 | 34 (56.7) | 26 (43.3) | |
Lymphovascular invasion | |||
Present | 11 (47.8) | 12 (52.2) | 0.122 |
Absent | 249 (63.8) | 141 (36.2) | |
TNM stage | |||
I | 55 (78.6) | 15 (21.4) | 0.011 |
II | 107 (61.1) | 68 (38.9) | |
III | 98 (58.3) | 70 (41.7) |
- Citation: Su BB, Shi H, Wan J. Role of serum carcinoembryonic antigen in the detection of colorectal cancer before and after surgical resection. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(17): 2121-2126
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i17/2121.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2121