A Review of the Significance in Measuring Preoperative and Postoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Values in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC)

A Review of the Significance in Measuring Preoperative and Postoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Values in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC)

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for 1–2% of all thyroid malignancies, and it originates from parafollicular “C” cells. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a tumor marker, mainly for gastrointestinal malignancies. There are references in literatu...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Passos, Elisavet Stefanidou, Soultana Meditskou-Eythymiadou, Maria Mironidou-Tzouveleki, Vasiliki Manaki, Vasiliki Magra, Styliani Laskou, Stylianos Mantalovas, Stelian Pantea, Isaak Kesisoglou, Konstantinos Sapalidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
preoperative
embryologic origin
monoclonal antibodies
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/6/609

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