title: Evaluation of CA 72-4 as a new tumor marker in patients with gastric cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The place of CA 72-4, a new tumor marker in the prognosis of stomach cancer were studied,
  
  
  METHODS
  Endoscopically and histologically diagnosed 47 gastric patients were studied. CEA, CA 19-9, CA 125, CA 15-3, CA 72-4 levels were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We determined that serum CA 72-4 level in the group with cancer was significantly elevated. In patients particularly having liver metastases, CA 72-4 level was found to be greater.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We are of the opinion that serum CA 72-4 level is a valuable parameter in the prognosis of stomach cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. vegoral@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goral
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yesilbagdan
authors.forename: Abdurahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Dede
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; C083825:CA-72-4 antigen