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==Laboratory findings== | ==Laboratory findings== | ||
* Elevated serum [[prostate-specific antigen]] (PSA) level | * Elevated serum [[prostate-specific antigen]] (PSA) level | ||
* Low [[red blood cell]] count | * Low [[red blood cell]] count | ||
* Elevated [[blood urea nitrogen]] (BUN) | * [[Blood chemistry tests]] | ||
* Elevated serum [[creatinine]] | :* Elevated [[blood urea nitrogen]] (BUN) | ||
:* Elevated serum [[creatinine]] | |||
:* Elevated [[alkaline phosphatase]] | |||
::* It may indicate that prostate cancer has spread to the [[bone]] | |||
:* Elevated [[calcium]] | |||
::* It may indicate that prostate cancer has spread to the [[bone]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Laboratory findings
- Elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level
- Low red blood cell count
- Blood chemistry tests
- Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
- Elevated serum creatinine
- Elevated alkaline phosphatase
- It may indicate that prostate cancer has spread to the bone
- Elevated calcium
- It may indicate that prostate cancer has spread to the bone