Carcinoembryonic antigen as a predictive factor for postoperative tumor relapse in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 520-522

  Sakao, Yukinori ^a   Tomimitsu, Shinji ^a   Takeda, Yuji ^a   Natsuaki, Masafumi ^a   Itoh, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcinoembryonic antigen; Clinical IA; Predictive factor

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 1642396530     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.01.029     Document Type: Article

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