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  • Title: [The optimization of the detection of tumors of the organs of the hepatobiliopancreatic area by a combination of the ultrasonic study method and of the determination of tumor markers in the blood serum].
    Author: Mit'kov VV, Briukhovetskiĭ IuA.
    Journal: Ter Arkh; 1992; 64(4):86-9. PubMed ID: 1440318.
    Abstract:
    To find out new possibilities of improving the diagnosis of tumors of the hepatobiliopancreatic area, comparative assessment was made of the efficacy of ultrasonography and detection of oncomarkers (carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen CA-19-9) in blood serum of patients with suspected carcinoma and metastatic injury to the liver, the biliary system and pancreas. Analysis of the results has shown that echography is highly informative in the diagnosis of the given pathology type. However, in some cases, particularly in those where ultrasonography is impeded or else its results are inconclusive, it is advisable that the concentration of oncomarkers (preferably of CA-19-9) be measured additionally in blood serum, with those oncomarkers producing the highest effect in tumors of the biliary system and pancreas.
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