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 TUMOR SCOREBOARD
The tumor scoreboards are those substances that can decide for analytical methods and have a causal connection or of probability with diverse types of cancer.
They are detected by analytical methods and serve for the detection, diagnosis and prognosis of some neoplasias. The CA 19.9 is an antigen carbohydrate.
NORMAL VALUES
The CA 19.9 has a few normal levels below 40 Or / ml.
UTILITY OF THE TUMOR SCOREBOARDS
The CA 19.9 is an antigen carbohydrate, it is an oligosacárido that in the healthy adult they are present in the bronchial glands and you will salivate normal and in the prostate. Also it is in the meconio, by what he is considered to be an antigen oncofetal. It is possible to detect by means of antibodies monoclonales.
His clinical interest resides in the monitoring of the postoperative one of cancer colorrectal and pancreatic and, in general, of digestive carcinomas. It is less sensitive than the CEA (Antigen carcinoembrionario), but more specific.
WHAT DOCTOR CAN TREAT ME?
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TUMOR SCOREBOARD 
