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  • Title: Estimation of carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels in pure pancreatic juice of patients with pancreatic cancer.
    Author: Nishida K, Tasaki N, Miyagawa H, Yoshikawa T, Kondo M.
    Journal: Am J Gastroenterol; 1988 Feb; 83(2):126-9. PubMed ID: 3422536.
    Abstract:
    Carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels in pure pancreatic juice from patients with pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis, and other diseases were determined, and their clinical value was assessed. CA 19-9 levels in pancreatic juice were generally very high, compared with those in serum. In addition, the pancreatic juice CA 19-9 levels in patients with pancreatic cancer were significantly higher than those in patients with chronic pancreatitis and other various diseases used as controls. The assay of pancreatic juice CA 19-9 seemed to be valuable in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, showing a diagnostic value approximately similar to that of the serum CA 19-9 assay and clearly superior to that of the serum or pancreatic juice carcinoembryonic antigen assay.
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