| ELEVATION OF ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) AND CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) IN SERUM OF PATIENTS WITH VARIOUS DISEASES | ||
| DISEASE | NO. OF PATIENTS TESTED |
% OF PATIENTS WITH HIGH AFP OR CEA LEVELS* |
| AFP >400 microgram/ml | ||
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | NA | 0 |
| Hepatitis | NA | 1 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | NA | 69 |
| Other carcinoma | NA | 0 |
| CEA >10 nanogram/ml | ||
| Cancerous | ||
| Breast carcinoma | 125 | 14 |
| Colorectal carcinoma | 544 | 35 |
| Gastric carcinoma | 79 | 19 |
| Noncarcinoma malignancy | 228 | 2 |
| Pancreatic carcinoma | 55 | 35 |
| Pulmonary carcinoma | 181 | 26 |
| Noncancerous | ||
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 120 | 2 |
| Cholecystitis | 39 | 1 |
| Nonmalignant disease | 115 | 0 |
| Pulmonary emphysema | 49 | 4 |
| Rectal polyps | 90 | 1 |
| Ulcerative colitis | 146 | 5 |
| * Although trace amounts of both AFP and CEA can be found in some heathy adults, none would have levels higher than those indicated in the table. | ||