Rising CEA levels in a patient with colon carcinoma: metachronous medullary thyroid cancer
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MARKERS, vol.29, no.2, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 29 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.5301/jbm.5000066
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MARKERS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: CEA, Medullary thyroid cancer, Tumor marker, CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN, COLORECTAL-CANCER, F-18-FDG PET, MARKERS
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.