| Literature DB >> 3859414 |
R Farini, C Fabris, P Bonvicini, A Piccoli, G del Favero, R Venturini, A Panucci, R Naccarato.
Abstract
CA 19-9 serum concentration was determined by a immunoradiometric technique in 130 subjects to evaluate its role in differentiating pancreatic cancer from chronic pancreatitis. Two threshold values were chosen, 17 and 37 U/ml. With the former, sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy were 86.7, 62.3 and 49.0 respectively, with the latter 73.3, 87.0 and 60.3%. The receiver-operating characteristic curves demonstrated a satisfactory discriminating capacity of CA 19-9 as regards pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis; in contrast, the discrimination was poor for other gastrointestinal diseases, mainly of a malignant nature.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3859414 DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(85)90032-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol ISSN: 0277-5379