
What Causes Elevated CEA Levels In A Person With Colon Cancer?

Question: Is a cea of 64 very high in a metastic colon cancer
Pt with liver mets?
Pt with liver mets?
Brief Answer:
Yes,CEA level(64) is very high in a patient with metastatic colon cancer.
Detailed Answer:
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Yes,CEA level (64) is very high in a patient with metastatic colon cancer.
CEA value is used as a prognostic indicator and it also plays a role in surveillance and treatment response.
CEA monitoring is also more sensitive in detecting disease recurrence.
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Yes,CEA level(64) is very high in a patient with metastatic colon cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Yes,CEA level (64) is very high in a patient with metastatic colon cancer.
CEA value is used as a prognostic indicator and it also plays a role in surveillance and treatment response.
CEA monitoring is also more sensitive in detecting disease recurrence.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


Brief Answer:
Treatment of metastatic colon cancer is chemotherapy and surgery.
Detailed Answer:
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Treatment of metastatic colon cancer is chemotherapy and surgery(if lesions are few in number).
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is the first choice chemotherapy drug for colorectal cancer. It may be combined with camptosar and eloxatin.
Now a days,newer chemotherapy drugs like vectibix,erbitux,avastin and aflibercept are also used with above combination.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Treatment of metastatic colon cancer is chemotherapy and surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Treatment of metastatic colon cancer is chemotherapy and surgery(if lesions are few in number).
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is the first choice chemotherapy drug for colorectal cancer. It may be combined with camptosar and eloxatin.
Now a days,newer chemotherapy drugs like vectibix,erbitux,avastin and aflibercept are also used with above combination.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


What do u think here ? However radiologist did not mention any peritonium.
Is exophytic liver met in peritonium ?
Is oxyplatin and ralitetrexed a good chemo n likely to work?
What is the percentage of oxyplatin working for metastic colon cancer?
Is exophytic liver met in peritonium ?
Is oxyplatin and ralitetrexed a good chemo n likely to work?
What is the percentage of oxyplatin working for metastic colon cancer?
Brief Answer:
Response depend upon many thing& it is difficult to comment upon percentage
Detailed Answer:
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Metastasis to liver is not related to peritoneal mets.To comment upon peritoneal mets it is important to go through images or reports.
Combination of oxyplatin and ralitetrexed(an antimetabolite)is ideal for metastatic colon cancer and it is expected to give good results.
Response depend upon many things and it is difficult to comment upon exact precentage.This combination is widely used in stage 4 colon carcinoma.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Response depend upon many thing& it is difficult to comment upon percentage
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Metastasis to liver is not related to peritoneal mets.To comment upon peritoneal mets it is important to go through images or reports.
Combination of oxyplatin and ralitetrexed(an antimetabolite)is ideal for metastatic colon cancer and it is expected to give good results.
Response depend upon many things and it is difficult to comment upon exact precentage.This combination is widely used in stage 4 colon carcinoma.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


Brief Answer:
Exophytic liver mets are lesions that are protruding from liver surface.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Chemotherapy generally gives good results so we can expect good prognosis.
Exophytic liver mets are lesions that are protruding from liver surface.It is not peritoneal.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Exophytic liver mets are lesions that are protruding from liver surface.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Chemotherapy generally gives good results so we can expect good prognosis.
Exophytic liver mets are lesions that are protruding from liver surface.It is not peritoneal.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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