title: [A retrospective study of the serum CEA, AFP, TPA and ferritin values in 500 patients with chronic liver diseases].
abstract: The authors evaluate the positivity of the tumor markers CEA, AFP, TPA and ferritin among an homogeneous group of 500 patients suffering from a chronic hepatopathy and positive for HBsAg. The obtained results show a significant increase of TPA, AFP and Ferritin (70.4%, 20% and 24% respectively of the examined patients), while CEA is increased only in the 3.2%. The correlation between the positivity of these markers and possible evolution of the chronic hepatopathy is at present under investigation.
authors.affiliation: I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Patologia Generale e Oncologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cioffi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fratta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Lucia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bresciani
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000097:blood*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D005293:Ferritins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator
vernacular_title: Indagine retrospettiva sui valori sierici di CEA, AFP, TPA e ferritina in 500 pazienti epatopatici cronici.