| Clinical Value of Serum Neopterin, Tissue Polypeptide-Specific Antigen and CA19-9 Levels in Differential Diagnosis between Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis. | |
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PMID: 21242708 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background: Neopterin and tissue polypeptide-specific antigen (TPS) have been suggested to be useful in differential diagnosis between pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) and chronic pancreatitis (CP). The aim of our study was to compare the clinical usefulness of CA19-9, neopterin and TPS serum levels in patients with PA and CP. Methods: The study included 85 patients with PA, 72 with CP and 50 healthy controls. The serum concentrations of neopterin, TPS and CA19-9 were measured (DRG International, USA). The associations of the analyzed markers and clinical data at diagnosis have been evaluated. Results: Serum levels of neopterin, TPS and CA19-9 were higher in PA patients compared to CP (p < 0.001). TPS and CA19-9 levels were also elevated in patients with CP compared to the control group (p < 0.001). In contrast, there was no difference between neopterin serum levels in CP patients and the control group (p > 0.05). Neopterin showed the best sensitivity and specificity (91.8 and 87.5%) in PA diagnosis compared to CA19-9 (respectively 83.5 and 75%) and TPS (75.3 and 65.3%). Conclusion: Our results indicate that neopterin may be potentially useful in differential diagnosis between PA and CP. Assessment of TPS probably adds no significant information to that obtained with CA19-9 and neopterin. and IAP. |
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Renata Talar-Wojnarowska; Anita Gasiorowska; Marek Olakowski; Andrzej Lekstan; Paweł Lampe; Ewa Malecka-Panas |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-18 |
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Title: Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] Volume: 10 ISSN: 1424-3911 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-1-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100966936 Medline TA: Pancreatology Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 689-694 Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
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Department of Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Katowice, Poland. |
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