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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2006; 12(9): 1408-1411
Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1408
Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1408
Table 2 Comparison of clinical pathological factors and CEA mRNA expression
| Positive CEA mRNA1(%) | P-value | |
| Gender: | ||
| Male | 48 (24/50) | |
| Female | 47 (7/15) | 1.000 |
| Depth of invasion: | ||
| pT3 | 61 (22/36) | 0.024 |
| pT1+pT2 | 31 (9/29) | |
| Cancer location | ||
| Cardia | 53 (10/19) | 0.618 |
| Gastric body | 40 (10/25) | |
| Gastric antrum | 52 (11/21) | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||
| yes | 47(21/45) | 1.000 |
| no | 50(10/20) | |
| TNM stages | ||
| I+ II | 33(10/30) | |
| III+ IV | 60(21/35) | 0.046 |
Table 3 Comparison of CEA mRNA in gastric cancer patients with or without peritoneal metastasis (mean ± SD)
| Peritoneal metastasis | CEA mRNA | P-value |
| Yes | 16006.2 ± 18242. | P < 0.001 |
| No | 40.5 ± 158.9 |
- Citation: Zhang YS, Xu J, Luo GH, Wang RC, Zhu J, Zhang XY, Nilsson-Ehle P, Xu N. Detection of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA in peritoneal washes from gastric cancer patients and its clinical significance. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(9): 1408-1411
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i9/1408.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1408