Serum fucose as a monitor for recurrent malignancy.
Serum fucose determinations were performed on 19 patients with "stable" or "inactive" malignancies, 33 patients with "active" malignancies, and 14 "normals." A significant difference in the values between "normal" and "stable" patients and those with "active" cancer is shown. A role for this relatively simple serological test for diagnosing and following metastatic cancer is suggested.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005643:Fucose / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000097:blood; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
D005643:Fucose