Giá trị của Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) trong chẩn đoán ung thư phổi không tế bào nhỏ

The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A prospective study included 187 patients with NSCLC, 52 with benign lung diseases controls. Results: With the cut-off level were 5 ng/ml, Se and Sp of CEA is 66 percent and 98 percent in diagnostic NSCLC. Serum medial CEA showed significantly higher levels in the cancer group than in control group (29,27 ng/ml vs 1,33 ng/ml). The levels of CEA is increasing by stages of NSCLC and with the highest in adenocardnoma lung cancer patients (47,50 ng/ml).