title: [Diagnosis of skeletal metastases by serum tumor markers].
abstract: Levels of serum tumor markers including CEA, AFP, CA 15-3, CA 19-9, CA 125 and TPA were measured in 26 patients with bone metastases and in 9 patients with primary bone tumors. TPA was the most sensitive marker to detect skeletal metastasis being elevated in 15 of the 22 patients (68.2%). High sensitivity was observed in CEA (46.1%), CA 15-3 (40%), and CA 125 (35%), and AFP showed relatively low sensitivity (4.3%). When elevation of TPA only or elevation of more than two tumor markers including TPA was used as a screening test for skeletal metastasis, over-all sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 73.1%, 88.9%, and 81% respectively. No definite correlation between the markers could be seen in this study. A combination of serum tumor markers was useful in the differential diagnosis of bone metastases from primary bone lesions. However, organ specificity of the markers were relatively low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chigira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis*; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D010455:Peptides; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins