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===Blood tests include=== | ===Blood tests include=== | ||
*Liver function tests may be elevated in liver metastasis. | *Liver function tests may be elevated in liver metastasis. | ||
*Complete blood cell count and [[hemoglobin]] value may be decreased. | *[[Complete blood cell count]] and [[hemoglobin]] value may be decreased. | ||
*Abnormal urea and electrolyte measurements. | *Abnormal urea and electrolyte measurements. | ||
*Serum calcium level may have elevated which is a poor [[prognostic]] indicator. | *Serum calcium level may have elevated which is a poor [[prognostic]] indicator. | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 10 September 2015
Oral cancer Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Some patients with oral cancer may have elevated liver function tests, abnormal urea and electrolyte measurements, elevated calcium levels, serum ferritin, alpha-antitrypsin, haptoglobin and alpha-antiglycoprotein and decreased levels of prealbumin, which is usually suggestive of metastasis.
Oral cancer laboratory findings
Blood tests include
- Liver function tests may be elevated in liver metastasis.
- Complete blood cell count and hemoglobin value may be decreased.
- Abnormal urea and electrolyte measurements.
- Serum calcium level may have elevated which is a poor prognostic indicator.
- Serum ferritin, alpha-antitrypsin, and alpha-antiglycoprotein levels may be increased in high-stage cancer of oral cavity while those at any stage of disease have increased haptoglobin levels.
- Prealbumin levels are decreased slightly in persons at any stage.