TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of recurrent rectosigmoid carcinoma
T2 - Prospective evaluation of CT and clinical factors
AU - McCarthy, S. M.
AU - Barnes, D.
AU - Deveney, K.
AU - Moss, A. A.
AU - Goldberg, H. I.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Twenty-nine patients who underwent curative resection for rectosigmoid carcinoma were followed for 1-4 years by history and physical examination, computed tomography liver function tests, and carcinoembryonic antigen levels. Recurrences occurred in 13 patients: seven asymptomatic and six asymptomatic. CT scans, obtained in 10 of these 13 patients, were positive in nine. Liver function tests were not elevated in any and carcinoembryonic antigen was abnormal in six of 11 patients. CT is the most sensitive test for the detection of recurrent disease.
AB - Twenty-nine patients who underwent curative resection for rectosigmoid carcinoma were followed for 1-4 years by history and physical examination, computed tomography liver function tests, and carcinoembryonic antigen levels. Recurrences occurred in 13 patients: seven asymptomatic and six asymptomatic. CT scans, obtained in 10 of these 13 patients, were positive in nine. Liver function tests were not elevated in any and carcinoembryonic antigen was abnormal in six of 11 patients. CT is the most sensitive test for the detection of recurrent disease.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.144.3.577
DO - 10.2214/ajr.144.3.577
M3 - Article
C2 - 3871566
AN - SCOPUS:0021986763
VL - 144
SP - 577
EP - 579
JO - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
JF - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
SN - 0361-803X
IS - 3
ER -