摘要
OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression of E-cadherin andCEA in serum in colorectal carcinoma and their relationship withliver metastasis.METHODS CEA level was measured post-operativelyby radioimmunoassay of 60 patients with colorectal cancer.Immunohistochemical analysis was used to evaluate theexpression of E-cadherin.RESULTS In liver metastasis group,24 patients (24/26,92.3%)were high level of CEA,but only 9 patients in non-liver metastasisgroup.The difference is significant (P=0.004).Expression ofE-cadherin significantly correlated with differentiation,but wasnot associated with Tstage or N stage.Liver metastatic rate innegative expression was higher than that in positive expression.And the survival analysis showed that time of liver metastasis wassignificant different in two groups (P<0.05).CONCLUSION The expression of CEA in serum can be usedto predict liver mestatasis of colorectal cancer after operation.E-cadherin,associated with tumor differentiation,is also a hopefulindicator for the prediction of liver metastasis in patients withcolorectal cancer.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression of E-cadherin and CEA in serum in colorectal carcinoma and their relationship with liver metastasis.
METHODS CEA level was measured post-operatively by radioimmunoassay of 60 patients with colorectal cancer. Immunohistochemical analysis was used to evaluate the expression of E-cadherin.
RESULTS In liver metastasis group, 24 patients （24/26, 92.3%） were high level of CEA, but only 9 patients in non-liver metastasis group. The difference is significant （P = 0.004）. Expression of E-cadherin significantly correlated with differentiation, but was not associated with T stage or N stage. Liver metastatic rate in negative expression was higher than that in positive expression. And the survival analysis showed that time of liver metastasis was significant different in two groups （P 〈 0.05）.
CONCLUSION The expression of CEA in serum can be used to predict liver mestatasis of colorectal cancer after operation. E-cadherin, associated with tumor differentiation, is also a hopeful indicator for the prediction of liver metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer.
关键词
肠癌
癌转移
免疫组织学
临床
colorectal cancer, liver metastasis, E-cadherin, CEA.
