Table 2 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) levels, compared to staining scoring
| Â | Â | Mucin |
|---|---|---|
Histologic diagnosis | CEA level (ng/ml) | Stain scoring |
Non-mucinous | Â | Â |
  P15 (cystic lymphangioma) | 0 | 0 - Negative |
  Pan19 (serous microcystic adenona) | 0 | 0 - Negative |
  P64 (lymphoepithelial cyst) | 1576** | 0 - Negative |
  Pan18 (pseudocyst) | 0 | 0 - Negative |
  Pan21 (pseudocyst) | 0 | 0 - Negative |
  Pan22 (pseudocyst) | 0 | 0 - Negative |
  P39 (pseudocyst) | 0 | 0 – Negative |
Mucinous | Â | Â |
  P10 (IPMN benign) | 994 | 3 - Positive |
  P31 (IPMN benign) | 106* | 2 - Positive |
  P32 (IPMN benign) | 878 | 1 - Positive |
  P43 (IPMN benign) | 1011 | 0 -Negative |
  P46 (IPMN benign) | 589 | 2 - Positive |
  P56 (IPMN benign) | 598 | 1 - Positive |
  P4 (IPMN malignant) | 555 | 2 - Positive |
  P7 (IPMN malignant) | 438 | 1 - Positive |
  P41 (IPMN malignant) | 988 | 2 - Positive |
  P55 (IPMN malignant) | 589 | 2 - Positive |
  P57 (IPMN malignant) | 1493 | 3 - Positive |
  P58 (IPMN malignant) | 654 | 2 - Positive |
  P61 (IPMN malignant) | 229 | 2 - Positive |
  P65 (IPMN malignant) | 329 | 1 – Positive |
  P68 (IPMN malignant) | 26* | 1 – Positive |
  Pan16 (Mucinous cystadenoma) | 1572 | 1 – Positive |
  P24 (Mucinous cystadenoma) | 517 | 2 - Positive |
  P25 (Mucinous cystadenoma) | 2253 | 3 - Positive |
  P40 (Mucinous cystadenoma) | 1065 | 3 - Positive |
  P63 (Mucinous cystadenoma) | 208 | 2 – Positive |
  P69 (Mucinous cystadenome) | 5 | 2 – Positive |