title: [Diagnostic value of CEA in neoplasms fo the colon and rectum. Review of cases].
abstract: A personal series of colo-rectal tumours from 1979 to 1987 has been examined so as to check the validity of CEA as a marker in the diagnosis of these tumours. The data confirmed what has already been reported, namely its poor diagnostic sensitivity even though its utility for prognosis and in the follow-up of these patients remains confirmed, as is shown by the literature.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacatena
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comes
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Argese
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen
vernacular_title: Valore diagnostico del C.E.A. nelle neoplasie del colon-retto. Revisione casistica.