in order to ascertain the clinical usefulness of ca 19-9 in detecting pancreatic cancer in comparison with cea , and to verify the influence of age and liver dysfunction on serum levels of these two antigens , serum ca 19-9 and cea were assessed in 32 control subjects , 32 patients with pancreatic cancer , 26 with chronic pancreatitis and 43 with gastrointestinal extra-pancreatic diseases .
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chronic pancreatitis
C0030274
pancreatic