A 68-year-old woman with a history of colorectal cancer presents with abdominal pain. Serum CEA is 8.5 ng/mL (normal <5) and CA 19-9 is 95 U/mL (normal <37). Which single finding best distinguishes metastatic colorectal cancer from benign colonic pathology in this patient?

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