Significance of CEA and VEGF as Diagnostic Markers of Colorectal Cancer in Lebanese Patients

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	0.286	10	27.84	0.059
Age
>55	31	15.74	0.774	24	21.36	0.889
≤55	4	10.71	0.774	3	20.13	0.889
Tumor Location
Colon	23	18.59	0.357	17	20.1	0.821
Rectum	12	7.67	0.357	10	21.38	0.821
Distant Metastasis
Yes	17	22.82	0.184	14	23.6	0.372
No	17	7.56	0.184	13	18.67	0.372
Lymph node involvement
Yes	14	25.52	0.151	13	22.77	0.469
No	15	6.23	0.151	12	18.49	0.469