Table 8.
Correlations between carcinoembryonic antigen, cancer antigen 125, cancer antigen 242, and cancer antigen 199 expression and lymph node metastasis
| Indicators | No LN metastasis(n = 25) | Adjacent LN metastasis (n = 36) | Distal LN metastasis (n = 17) |
| CEA, μg/L | 7.5 ± 3.4 | 9.5 ± 5.9 | 9.8 ± 3.6 |
| CA199, U/mL | 122.2 ± 117.2 | 237.4 ± 189.5b | 491.2 ± 222.5ab |
| CA242, U/mL | 9.5 ± 2.9 | 38.5 ± 15.7b | 58.7 ± 29.6ab |
| CA125 U/mL | 13.5 ± 16.5 | 43.6 ± 37.9b | 61.8 ± 67.8ab |
Results are mean ± SD.
a
P < 0.05,
b
P < 0.01 vs patients without lymph node (LN) metastasis. CA: Cancer antigen; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen.