Dilek ON, Arslan Kahraman Dİ, Kahraman G. Carcinoembryonic antigen in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of focal liver lesions. World J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 16(4): 999-1007 [PMID: 38690060 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i4.999]
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I read with great interest this Editorial article. It is a well-written interesting paper on carcinoembryonic antigen as a tumor marker for hepatic colorectal metastasis. I agree absolutely with the aspect that every gradual increase of CEA during follow-up, despite it remaining at normal levels (<5 ng/ml), necessitates immediate imaging preferably by MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or even MRI-PET (positron emission tomography) scan. I express my satisfaction and congratulations to the authors for their nice work.
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Replied on April 29, 2024, 08:31
Thank you for the reader's very constructive suggestions and evaluations. An attempt was made to make a detailed evaluation of CEA. We hope that it will be useful in providing readers with a holistic perspective.