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 patien...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.展开更多
文摘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.
