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. 2021 Apr 22;11:8722. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87929-x

Table 4.

Correlation between serum CEA and distant metastasis in patients with T1 colorectal cancer.

Status of serum CEA n (%)
Negative (n = 7080) Positive (n = 1376) Unknown (n = 12,865)
Distant metastasis
Multiple sites 7 (14.3) 27 (55.1) 15 (30.6)
Liver only 28 (12.9) 132 (60.8) 57 (26.3)
Lung only 10 (30.3) 9 (33.3) 14(42.2)
Brain or bone 2 (22.2) 3 (33.3) 4 (44.4)
Other organs 18 (25.4) 21 (29.6) 32 (45.1)
No distant metastasis 7015 (33.5) 1184 (5.7) 12,743 (60.8)