title: [Tumor markers in the diagnosis of tumors of the liver and biliary tract].
abstract: Tumour markers are a valuable contribution to the diagnosis and monitoring of tumours processes in the liver. They are used for early diagnosis as well as for monitoring of treatment. In particular monitoring of the dynamic of changes is important. A dominating place is still held by alpha fetoprotein. The importance of CEA is in differentiation of metastatic processes. In the diagnosis of neoplastic processes in the biliary pathways antigen CA 19-9 is most important. An important finding is also than non-specific increases of tumours markers occur in some chronic processes of the liver and biliary pathways. Despite the large number of tumour markers they are useful only in conjunction with other clinical and imaging methods.
authors.affiliation: I. interní klinika VFN, Praha.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Marecek
mesh_terms: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins