title: Carcinoembryonic antigen in a metastatic brain tumor.
abstract: A case is presented in which 10 ml of cystic fluid from a metastatic brain tumor contained a high concentration of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). The use of CEA as a prognostic indicator and adjunctive therapeutic monitor in tumors is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen