World J Oncol

World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 2, April 2012, pages 59-63

Differing Serum Cea in Primary and Recurrent Rectal Cancer - A Reflection of Histology?

Tables

**Table 1.** Data of the 15 Patients With CEA Levels Available at the Time of Primary Tumour and Recurrence
Patient Demographics			Primary Crc		Recurrent Crcv
Gender	Age	CEA	Location	Stage	CEA	Location
* The normal range for CEA was defined as < 5 µg/L by the laboratory in which this patient underwent her test as opposed to < 10 µg/L in the other patients.
CEA normal primary CRC → CEA normal recurrent colorectal carcinoma
Male	64	2.3	High rectum	3b	7	Liver
Male	72	1	Sigmoid	2a	1	Liver
Female	56	8	High rectum	2b	2	Pelvic wall
Male	84	2	Transverse colon	3b	4	Brain, lungs
Male	78	2	Descending colon	3c	1	Liver, spleen
Male	70	3.4	Caecum	3b	1	Brain
Female	77	3	Sigmoid	3c	2	Liver
CEA normal primary CRC → CEA elevated recurrent colorectal carcinoma
Male	64	2.3	Low rectum	3b	98	Lung
Female	80	1.6	Caecum	2b	6.3*	Liver
Male	69	1	Low rectum	2a	52	Local
Male	80	1	Low rectum	2a	17	Liver
CEA elevated primary CRC → CEA elevated recurrent colorectal carcinoma
Female	72	39.3	Rectosigmoid	3b	180.9	Liver
Male	73	15	Rectosigmoid	3b	11	Liver, lung
Male	73	211.8	Transverse colon	3c	6975	Lung
CEA elevated primary CRC → CEA normal recurrent colorectal carcinoma
Female	60	14.4	Caecum	3b	1	Small bowel

**Table 2.** Data of the 30 Patients With CEA Levels Available at the Time of Primary, Non Metastatic Rectal Cancer Based on Tumour Relation to the Reflection of the Peritoneal Fold
Tumour location	CEA normal	CEA elevated	Total patients
CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen.
High	12	1	13
Low	17	0	17