Rising CEA levels in a patient with colon carcinoma: metachronous medullary thyroid cancer

Göksu S. S., GOKSU U. A., Gunduz S., COŞKUN H. Ş.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MARKERS, cilt.29, sa.2, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5301/jbm.5000066
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MARKERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: CEA, Medullary thyroid cancer, Tumor marker, CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN, COLORECTAL-CANCER, F-18-FDG PET, MARKERS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a commonly used tumor marker, and its value in colon cancer is well established. However it is overexpressed in many different tumors. Here we report a case of colorectal cancer with high postoperative CEA levels that were associated with medullary thyroid carcinoma.