title: An initial appraisal of the value of serum carbohydrate antigenic determinant (CA 19-9) levels in patients with pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Serum CA 19-9 levels have been determined in 20 patients with pancreatic cancer, 18 patients with primary hepatocellular cancer, 15 patients with metastatic liver disease and 10 patients with colorectal cancer. Market elevations 3 times the upper limit of normal were found in all 20 patients with pancreatic cancer, 10 out of 15 with metastatic liver disease and 7 out of 18 with hepatoma. As serum AFP and CEA levels are normal in those with pancreatic cancer, the serum CA 19-9 level provides a sensitive and specific test for this malignancy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D000939:Epitopes