COLONOSCOPY AND CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN VARIATIONS

Context Colonoscopy is essential for synchronous and metachronous cancer detection. Carcinoembryonic antigen is a colorectal cancer tumor marker, important as a follow-up tool in patients with previous colorectal cancer. False-positive carcinoembryonic antigen elevation results in multiples exams an...

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Main Authors: Rita G SOUSA, Ana NUNES, Tânia MEIRA, Olga CARREIRA, Ana M PIRES, João FREITAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2014-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032014000100069&lng=en&tlng=en