[CA 15-3 in the diagnosis and monitoring of carcinoma of the breast and its correlations with CEA]

V Festa; O Alabiso; P Piantino; F Lisa; M Zanini; C Garrone; P Simone; M Morino

[CA 15-3 in the diagnosis and monitoring of carcinoma of the breast and its correlations with CEA]

Minerva Chir. 1989 Mar 31;44(6):1015-20.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

V Festa, O Alabiso, P Piantino, F Lisa, M Zanini, C Garrone, P Simone, M Morino

PMID: 2733831

Abstract

The effectiveness of marker CA 15-3 is assessed for the purposes of early diagnosis of breast cancer and its monitoring and data are compared with that of CEA. The results obtained in a series of 71 breast tumours show that CA 15-3 presents high positivity for T2 (66.2%) and possesses greater diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy than CEA.

Publication types

Comparative Study
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / analysis*
Breast Neoplasms / blood*
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Carcinoembryonic Antigen / analysis*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Predictive Value of Tests

Substances

Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
Carcinoembryonic Antigen