title: Tumor markers carcinoembryonic antigen, tissue polypeptide antigen, and carbohydrate antigen 19/9 in liver diseases.
abstract: The tumor markers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), and carbohydrate antigen 19/9 (CA19/9) have been compared with regard to their sensitivity to liver diseases. All three markers have been found to be sensitive to liver diseases, but to a different degree: TPA rises the most; CEA the least. The sensitivities of TPA and CA19/9 are higher in a group of liver diseases than, for comparison, in a group of colorectal carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Putzki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ledwoch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Student
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jablonski
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heymann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D010455:Peptides; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen