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Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE)
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Neuron-specific enolase is a tumor marker that can indicate small cell lung cancer.
| Reference Range |
| <10 micrograms/ liter |
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
Increased
- Breast Cancer
- Bronchopneumonia
- Carcinoid
- Hemolysis
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Disease
- Medullary thyroid cancer
- Melanoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Pancreatic endocrine tumors
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Seminoma
- Small cell lung cancer
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: Template:Search infobox C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
