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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]
Overview
Laboratory findings of renal cell carcinoma include anemia, polycythemia, hypercalcemia, elevated ESR, elevated liver function tests, elevated alkaline phosphatase, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, elevated serum creatinine, hematuria, and cancer cells on urine cytology.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma include:[1][2][3][4]
- Anemia
- Polycythemia
- Hypercalcemia
- ElevatedESR
- Elevated liver function tests
- Elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
- Elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
- Elevated serum creatinine
- Hematuria
- Cancer cells on urine cytology
References
- ↑ O'Grady AS, Morse LJ, Lee JB (November 1965). "Parathyroid hormone-secreting renal carcinoma associated with hypercalcemia and metabolic alkalosis". Ann. Intern. Med. 63 (5): 858–68. PMID 5848632.
- ↑ Chuang YC, Lin AT, Chen KK, Chang YH, Chen MT, Chang LS (November 1997). "Paraneoplastic elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase in renal cell carcinoma: incidence and implication on prognosis". J. Urol. 158 (5): 1684–7. PMID 9334578.
- ↑ Sufrin G, Mirand EA, Moore RH, Chu TM, Murphy GP (April 1977). "Hormones in renal cancer". J. Urol. 117 (4): 433–8. PMID 850315.
- ↑ Nielsen OJ, Jespersen FF, Hilden M (August 1988). "Erythropoietin-induced secondary polycythemia in a patient with a renal cell carcinoma. A case report". APMIS. 96 (8): 688–94. PMID 3046641.