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. 2005 Aug 30;93(6):688–693. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602739

Table 2. Expression of CEA mRNA in lymph nodes from patients with and without gastric cancer.

  Expression of CEA mRNA
 
Lymph nodes Negative Positive Total
Metastatic lymph nodes of gastric cancera 0 10 10
Lymph nodes of benign disease 15 0 15
a

These lymph nodes were diagnosed with evident metastases by haematoxylin–eosin staining.