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Liposarcoma laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no specific laboratory tests for the diagnosis of liposarcoma. Patients with ureteral or renal involvement can have an elevated creatinine. Anemia and elevated BUN may be present in patients with liposarcoma assoicated with gastrointestinal bleeding. Elevated D-dimer level.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- There are no specific laboratory tests for the diagnosis of liposarcoma.
- Patients with ureteral or renal involvement can have an elevated creatinine.[1]
- Anemia and elevated BUN may be present in patients with liposarcoma assoicated with gastrointestinal bleeding.[2]
- Elevated D-dimer level.[3]
References
References
- ↑ Kazim Duman, Mustafa Girgin & Gokhan Artas (2016). “A case report: Giant intra-abdominal liposarcoma presenting acute renal failure”. Annals of medicine and surgery (2012). 12: 90–93. doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2016.09.005. PMID 27942382. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Nennstiel, Simon; Mollenhauer, Martin; Schlag, Christoph; Becker, Valentin; Neu, Bruno; Hüser, Norbert; Gertler, Ralf; Schmid, Roland M.; von Delius, Stefan (2014). “Small Bowel Pleomorphic Liposarcoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding”. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2014: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2014/391871. ISSN 2090-6528.
- ↑ Akira Yoshiyama, Takeshi Morii, Takashi Tajima, Takayuki Aoyagi, Keita Honya, Kazuo Mochizuki, Kazuhiko Satomi & Shoichi Ichimura (2014). “D-dimer Levels in the Differential Diagnosis Between Lipoma and Well-differentiated Liposarcoma”. Anticancer research. 34 (9): 5181–5185. PMID 25202112. Unknown parameter
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