Table 3.
Comparison of preoperative and postoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen, alpha-fetoprotein, and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels between groups
| Group |
CEA (ng/mL)
|
CA19-9 (U/mL)
|
AFP (μg/L)
|
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|
Post-1 week
|
Post-3 months
|
Post-6 months
|
Post-1 week
|
Post-3 months
|
Post-6 months
|
Post-1 week
|
Post-3 months
|
Post-6 months
|
|
| Recurrence group (n = 39) | 16.11 ± 3.18 | 25.23 ± 4.08a | 29.12 ± 4.26a,b | 26.34 ± 5.17 | 29.19 ± 5.08a | 35.27 ± 4.16a,b | 20.13 ± 3.27 | 24.29 ± 3.18a | 27.15 ± 3.41a,b |
| Non-recurrence group (n = 81) | 16.09 ± 3.22 |
19.12 ± 3.18a | 21.11 ± 4.17a,b | 26.24 ± 5.17 | 22.47 ± 5.15a | 26.08 ± 3.86a,b | 20.09 ± 3.23 | 22.21 ± 3.32a | 24.32 ± 3.41a |
| t value | 0.322 | 9.317 | 10.441 | 0.989 | 7.297 | 12.576 | 0.063 | 3.416 | 4.298 |
| P value | 0.064 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.103 | < 0.01 | 0.000 | 0.074 | 0.000 | 0.001 |
a
P < 0.05 vs the same group at one week postoperatively.
b
P < 0.05 vs three months postoperatively.
CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; CA19-9: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9.