Clinical value of preoperative serum tumor markers CEA, CA19-9, CA125, and CA15-3 in surgically treated urachal cancer

CONCLUSION: A subset of patients with surgically treated UrAC has elevated STMs preoperatively. CEA was most frequently (40%) elevated and correlated with unfavorable tumor characteristics. However, STM levels did not correlate with prognostic outcomes.PMID:36813613 | DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.01.018

Source: Urologic Oncology - February 22, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Laura E Stokkel Huub H van Rossum Maaike W van de Kamp Thierry N Boellaard Elise M Bekers Niels F M Kok Bas W G van Rhijn Laura S Mertens Source Type: research