Carcinoembryonic antigen in faeces

D L Freed, Freed DL, G Taylor, Taylor G
British medical journal · 1972 · vol. 1(5792) , pp. 85–7 · doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5792.85 · PMID:4621369 · PMC1789292
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Carcinoembryonic antigen was detected in feces of healthy volunteers, gastrointestinal cancer patients, and those with non-neoplastic disease, indicating higher amounts in malignant bowel conditions.

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Abstract

Carcinoembryonic antigen (C.E.A.) was detected in the faeces of 5 out of 10 healthy volunteers, 12 out of 18 patients suffering from gastrointestinal cancer (including 10 out of 11 cases of colonic cancer), and 3 out of 13 patients suffering from non-neoplastic disease. It is suggested that C.E.A. may be present in small amounts in normal faeces but that in malignant conditions of the bowel the amount increases.

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Antigens Feces Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Antigens Antigens, Neoplasm Antigens, Neoplasm Colonic Neoplasms Colonic Neoplasms Feces Fetus Fetus Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Humans Immunodiffusion Intestines Intestines

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