Many Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Increased Serum Levels of Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Do Not Have Cholangiocarcinoma

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3283491	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2011	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Thirty-seven percent of patients with PSC who have serum levels of CA 19-9 greater than 129 U/mL do not have CCA. Additional studies should be performed to determine the outcomes of these patients.

Keywords

ROC CCA PPV PSC CA 19-9 AUC carbohydrate antigen 19-9 positive predictive value negative predictive value Liver disease Cancer diagnostic Biliary tract cancer Bile duct NPV یا negative predictive value area under the curve receiver operator characteristic Primary sclerosing cholangitis Cholangiocarcinoma