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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:424
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: General Thoracic

Invited commentary

Joe B. Putnam, Jr, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, 2971 The Vanderbilt Clinic, 1301 22nd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232-5734

(Email: bill.putnam@vanderbilt.edu).

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The authors [1] examined the role of serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level as a prognostic factor in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Small studies have examined this serum marker; however CEA has not yet reached the level of evidence necessary for incorporation into consensus conference guidelines for staging or prognosis. Still, studies from Japan [2, 3] and the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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