[Course of the serum determination of 4 tumor markers in viral hepatitis]. / Andamento del dosaggio sierico di quattro markers tumorali in corso di epatite virale.

ABSTRACT

The radioimmunological method was used to measure the serum levels of 4 tumour markers--CEA, TPA, Ca 19-9 and Ferritin--in 20 hepatitis patients. Blood levels of bilirubin and transaminase were assayed at the same time. Patients with high levels of bilirubin and transaminase also revealed pathological levels of all 4 markers, especially TPA and ferritin which fell towards normal levels once the acute attack was over.