Carcinoembryonic antigen increase after colon cancer surgery may be due to inflammation or tumor recurrence and metastasis.
Generally speaking, the normal value of carcinoembryonic antigen is 0~5ng/mL, and the elevation of carcinoembryonic antigen to 7.2ng/ml after surgery belongs to mild increase, the possibility of recurrence or metastasis is small, and it is possible that there is inflammatory reaction in the body.
However, it is also possible that the hormone level has not returned to the normal state after the surgery, or it is related to the local activity of the tumor cells and the patient’s poor recovery.
It is recommended to repeat colonoscopy and check other tumor markers at the same time, if all other things are normal, it is still considered that there may be inflammation, and carcinoembryonic antigen can be checked after 1~3 months if necessary.
It is recommended that colon cancer patients should have regular review after surgery, and actively cooperate with doctors to prolong the survival period.