The clinical significance of preoperative serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in colorectal cancer.
10.4174/jkss.2013.84.4.231
- Author:
Hyeon YU
1
;
Gyung Mo SON
;
Yong Geul JOH
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea. brosisjoh@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9;
Colorectal neoplasms;
Peritoneal seeding
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Biomarkers, Tumor;
Carcinoembryonic Antigen;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Colorectal Neoplasms;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Multivariate Analysis;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prospective Studies;
Seeds
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2013;84(4):231-237
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) are the most frequently used tumor markers in the clinical setting of colorectal cancer (CRC). This study was designed to investigate the correlation between preoperative serum levels of CA 19-9 (pre-CA 19-9) and the clinicopathologic factors of patients with CRC. METHODS: A study was performed on 333 patients with histologically diagnosed colorectal adenocarcinoma between December 2008 and November 2011, based on prospective collected data. The clinical data such as age, sex, location of tumor, size of tumor, differentiation, depth of tumor (T), lymph node metastasis (N), distant metastasis (M), lymphatic invasion, venous invasion, perineural invasion, stage, and preoperative serum levels of CEA (pre-CEA) and pre-CA 19-9 were obtained. These patients were classified into two groups according to pre-CA 19-9 (CA 19-9 high: >39 U/mL, n = 61 [18.3%]; CA 19-9 normal: <39 U/mL, n = 272 [81.7%]). RESULTS: Sixty-one patients among 333 patients (18.3%) with CRC showed a high pre-CA 19-9. The elevation of pre-CA 19-9 was significantly associated with size of tumor (4.8 +/- 0.1 cm vs. 6.1 +/- 0.3 cm, P < 0.001), right colon cancer (P < 0.001), depth of tumor (P < 0.001), lymph node metastasis (P < 0.001), distant metastasis (P < 0.001), perineural invasion (P = 0.008), peritoneal seeding (P < 0.001), and stage (P < 0.001). On multivariate analysis, high pre-CA 19-9 was shown to be independently associated with high pre-CEA, lymph node metastasis, right colon cancer, large tumor size, and peritoneal seeding. There were twelve patients confirmed for peritoneal seeding among 333 patients (3.6%). CONCLUSION: High pre-CA 19-9 in advanced colorectal cancer might provide important information to predict the possibility of peritoneal seeding.
