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==Overview==
The laboratory findings associated with colorectal carcinoma are the following: CBC, FOBT, serum CEA and CA 19-9 concentration, serum iron concentrations, serum vitamin B12 and folate concentrations, liver function tests, and pulmonary function tests.
== Colorectal Cancer Laboratory Findings==
*Complete blood count and differential count - [[anemia]]
*[[Fecal occult blood test]]([[FOBT]]) - demonstrates occult bleeding from the intestines
*Serum [[carcino-embryogenic antigen]] ([[CEA]]) and CA 19-9 - elevated concentrations are associated with large tumor masses, and have a poor prognosis
*Low serum iron levels
:*Individuals with microcytic anemia over 50 years of age are suspected of having colorectal cancer<ref name="ZhuKaneshiro2010">{{cite journal|last1=Zhu|first1=Amy|last2=Kaneshiro|first2=Marc|last3=Kaunitz|first3=Jonathan D.|title=Evaluation and Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Gastroenterological Perspective|journal=Digestive Diseases and Sciences|volume=55|issue=3|year=2010|pages=548–559|issn=0163-2116|doi=10.1007/s10620-009-1108-6}}</ref>
*Low serum vitamin B12 and folate levels
*Hypercalcemia - with metastasis to the bone
===Test for Metastasis===
*Abnormal [[liver function tests]]
*Abnormal [[pulmonary function tests]]
The tumor marker '''[[CA-125]]''' is sometimes checked, since this can predict advanced stage disease.<ref>Dotters DJ. Preoperative CA 125 in endometrial cancer: is it useful? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:1328-34. PMID 10871446.</ref>
The tumor marker '''[[CA-125]]''' is sometimes checked, since this can predict advanced stage disease.<ref>Dotters DJ. Preoperative CA 125 in endometrial cancer: is it useful? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:1328-34. PMID 10871446.</ref>
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:29, 8 September 2015

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Overview

The laboratory findings associated with colorectal carcinoma are the following: CBC, FOBT, serum CEA and CA 19-9 concentration, serum iron concentrations, serum vitamin B12 and folate concentrations, liver function tests, and pulmonary function tests.

Colorectal Cancer Laboratory Findings

  • Individuals with microcytic anemia over 50 years of age are suspected of having colorectal cancer[1]
  • Low serum vitamin B12 and folate levels
  • Hypercalcemia - with metastasis to the bone

Test for Metastasis

The tumor marker CA-125 is sometimes checked, since this can predict advanced stage disease.[2]

References

  1. Zhu, Amy; Kaneshiro, Marc; Kaunitz, Jonathan D. (2010). "Evaluation and Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Gastroenterological Perspective". Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 55 (3): 548–559. doi:10.1007/s10620-009-1108-6. ISSN 0163-2116.
  2. Dotters DJ. Preoperative CA 125 in endometrial cancer: is it useful? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:1328-34. PMID 10871446.


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