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What Causes Weakness With Pain On The Leg And Knee With Higher Levels Of CEA?

i has sugercy remove pancreas tail tumor and slpeen both i become weak and hurt my bones on my arm both and my leg on right side and knee and usually to dizzy and low iron how be cause come from ? and my doctor told me that I has little high from CEA .. can u explian to me ?
Mon, 8 Dec 2014
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Although a high CEA is not specific, but it may denote that the cancer that had been removed alongwith your pancreas, has come back. That could be the reason for your bone pains and dizziness. I suggest you get a contrast enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and a bone scan. That will confirm or refute the suspicion. CEA alone is not enough to diagnose recurrence.
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What Causes Weakness With Pain On The Leg And Knee With Higher Levels Of CEA?

Although a high CEA is not specific, but it may denote that the cancer that had been removed alongwith your pancreas, has come back. That could be the reason for your bone pains and dizziness. I suggest you get a contrast enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and a bone scan. That will confirm or refute the suspicion. CEA alone is not enough to diagnose recurrence.