Difference between revisions of "Carcinoembryonic antigen"
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*[[C-cell hyperplasia]]. | *[[C-cell hyperplasia]]. | ||
*[[Medullary thyroid carcinoma]]. | *[[Medullary thyroid carcinoma]]. | ||
*Eccrine glands of the [[skin]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 2 January 2016
Carcinoembryonic antigen, abbreviated CEA, is set of glycoproteins present during fetal development and associated with the gastrointestinal tract.
In pathology, they are associated with gastrointestinal tract tumours; however, may be seen in other tumours.
Positive
- C-cell hyperplasia.
- Medullary thyroid carcinoma.
- Eccrine glands of the skin.