Table 1. Tumor markers detected before and after VATS lobectomy (H indicates higher than normal range).

Tumor markers	Before	After	Normal range
CEA (U/mL)	135.00 H	109.30 H	0.00–5.00
CA19-9 (U/mL)	41.7 H	37.6	0.0–34.0
CA125 (U/mL)	17.2	14.9	0.0–35.0
CA242 (U/mL)	29.5 H	39.3 H	0.0–20.0
CA72-4 (U/mL)	1.8	0.9	0.0–9.8
CA15-3 (U/mL)	10.6	9.9	0.0–25.0
AFP (ng/mL)	2.9	2.6	0.0–20.0
SCCAg (ng/mL)	1.3	1.9 H	0.0–1.5
NSE (ng/mL)	16.5 H	11.5	0.0–16.3
TPS (U/mL)	73.22	24.04	0.00–80.00
Cyfra211 (ng/mL)	2.75	1.40	0.00–3.50
ProGRP (ìg/mL)	62.9 H	22.0	0.0–50.0

VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.