Review article

Interpretation of laboratory tests results in cancer patients

Renata Dobrila-Dintinjana ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka
Marijan Dintinjana ; Ordinacija opće medicine dr. Marijan Dintinjana, Rijeka
Arnela Redžović ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka
Ingrid Belac-Lovasić ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka

Abstract

All laboratory test results must be interpreted in the context of the overall health of patients and are used along with other tests or assays. In monitoring the patient with cancer basic laboratory tests are sedimentation rate, blood count, biochemistry, coagulation parameters and tumor markers. In this short review we will describe all the importance of these laboratory results. Tumor markers indicate that there has been regression or progression of tumor growth, spreading of metastases and, therefore, prediction of survival. Tumor markres show us the period of remission, and the quality of life.

Keywords

blood cell count; cancer; tumor markers

Hrčak ID:

144009

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/144009

Publication date:

1.9.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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