Elevated levels of CA 19-9 and CEA in pancreatic cancer-associated diabetes

Background The relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer has been established by more than several decades of research. However, serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9 in diabetic pancreatic cancer has not been shown. Methods Preoperative serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9 and clinicopathological ch...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 2010-11, Vol.136 (11), p.1627-1631
Hauptverfasser: Guo, Qingqu, Kang, Muxing, Zhang, Bo, Chen, Ying, Dong, Xin, Wu, Yulian
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Zusammenfassung:Background The relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer has been established by more than several decades of research. However, serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9 in diabetic pancreatic cancer has not been shown. Methods Preoperative serum levels of CEA and CA 19-9 and clinicopathological characteristics were retrospectively analyzed in 79 with or 229 without diabetes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) patients. Results Of the 308 PDA patients enrolled, 79 (25.6%) patients had diabetes. The percentage of new-onset diabetes (i.e.
ISSN:0171-5216
1432-1335
DOI:10.1007/s00432-010-0820-0