Efficacy of Carcinogenic Embryonic Antigen in Differential Diagnosis of Diseases of Pancreas and Liver - A Comparative Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Western Nepal

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 275 - 277
• Main Authors: Mittal, Ankush, Farooqui, Shamim Mohammad, Pyrtuh, Samuel, Poudel, Bibek, Sathian, Brijesh, Yadav, Shambhu Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thailand 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Carcinoembryonic Antigen - metabolism; Diagnosis, Differential; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Humans; Liver Diseases - classification; Liver Diseases - diagnosis; Liver Diseases - metabolism; Nepal; Pancreatic Diseases - classification; Pancreatic Diseases - diagnosis; Pancreatic Diseases - metabolism; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Nepal

The objective of our present study was to assess the efficacy of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) for differentiating and diagnosis of pancreatic and liver diseases in Pokhara valley. A hospital based retrospective study was carried out using data retrieved from the register maintained in the Departme...