CEA
Also Known As: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
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About the Test
Description:
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a glycoprotein normally found in embryonic entodermal epithelium.
Clinical Significance:
Monitor treatment and Determine recurrence of colon cancer.
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Target Levels (where applicable)
REFERENCE INTERVALS FOR ADULTS: 0-5 ng/ml.
What is being checked
INCREASE IN: Colon cancer, medullary thyroid cancer and cancers of the rectum, lung, breast, liver, pancreas, stomach, and ovaries, Non malignant diseases like Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, Diverticulitis, Peptic ulcer, Chronic pancreatitis, Cirrhosis, Chronic active hepatitis, Ostructive jaundice, Alcoholic liver disease.