The prognostic value of carcinoembryonic antigen levels in blood and intraoperative pleural lavage fluid in non-small-cell lung cancer
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Tevfik İlker AKÇAM, Ufuk ÇAĞIRICI, Ayşe Gül ERGÖNÜL, Ali ÖZDİL, Onder Kavurmacı, Kutsal TURHAN, Alpaslan ÇAKAN, Burcu BARUTÇUOĞLU
KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), 2017, vol 14, pp 104-109
Summary
Introduction: There is no specific marker for lung cancer, but, in some lung cancer types, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) can reach high levels in the blood and pleural fluid.