[Preliminary results of tumor marker monitoring in patients with colorectal carcinoma]. / Risultati preliminari del monitoraggio di markers tumorali in pazienti affetti da carcinoma colo-rettale.

ABSTRACT

A study relating to the preliminary results of the measurement of tumoral markers (TPA, GICA) in patients suffering from colorectal carcinoma is reported. It is possible to state, on the basis of this experience, that the use of the two tumoral markers is justified in the preoperative period above all as a prognostic indicator, while greater clinical utility would seem to derive from their use through serial determinations, in the postoperative follow-up and in the monitoring of patients undergoing antiblastic and radiation treatment.