Table 1: Significance of CEA and VEGF Values of Patients According to Tumor Characteristics
Features |
Patients with CEA |
CEA (ng/ml) Mean |
p value |
Patients with VEGF |
VEGF (ng/ml) Mean |
p value |
Normal Group |
8 |
3.8 |
- |
8 |
12.84 |
- |
Sex |
Male |
20 |
20.39 |
0.286 |
17 |
17.34 |
0.059 |
Female |
16 |
8.67 |
10 |
27.84 |
Age |
>55 |
31 |
15.74 |
0.774 |
24 |
21.36 |
0.889 |
≤55 |
4 |
10.71 |
3 |
20.13 |
Tumor Location |
Colon |
23 |
18.59 |
0.357 |
17 |
20.1 |
0.821 |
Rectum |
12 |
7.67 |
10 |
21.38 |
Distant Metastasis |
Yes |
17 |
22.82 |
0.184 |
14 |
23.6 |
0.372 |
No |
17 |
7.56 |
13 |
18.67 |
Lymph node involvement |
Yes |
14 |
25.52 |
0.151 |
13 |
22.77 |
0.469 |
No |
15 |
6.23 |
12 |
18.49 |