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==Overview==
==Overview==
Some patients with small intestine cancer may have elevated concentration of [[liver enzymes]], which is usually suggestive of possible spread to the [[liver]] or blockage of the [[bile duct]].
Some patients with small intestine cancer may have elevated concentration of [[liver enzymes]], which is usually suggestive of possible spread to the [[liver]] or blockage of the [[bile duct]].


==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
*Blood count- to look for [[anemia]]
Laboratory findings in patients with small intestine cancer include:<ref name="pmid8606540">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zhu L, Kim K, Domenico DR, Appert HE, Howard JM |title=Adenocarcinoma of duodenum and ampulla of Vater: clinicopathology study and expression of p53, c-neu, TGF-alpha, CEA, and EMA |journal=J Surg Oncol |volume=61 |issue=2 |pages=100–5 |date=February 1996 |pmid=8606540 |doi=10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199602)61:2<100::AID-JSO3>3.0.CO;2-G |url=}}</ref>
*[[Liver function tests]]- for possible spread to the [[liver]] or blockage of the [[bile duct]]
*[[Complete blood count]] and differential count - [[anemia]]
*[[CEA]] levels
*[[Fecal occult blood test]] ([[FOBT]]) - demonstrates occult bleeding from the intestines
*Serum [[carcino-embryogenic antigen]] ([[CEA]]) and [[CA 19-9]] - elevated concentrations are associated with large tumor masses, and have a poor prognosis
*Low serum iron levels
*Low serum [[vitamin B12]] and [[folate]] levels
*[[Hypercalcemia]] - with metastasis to the bone


===Test for Metastasis===
*Abnormal [[liver function tests]]
*Abnormal [[pulmonary function tests]]


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2], Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [3]

Overview

Some patients with small intestine cancer may have elevated concentration of liver enzymes, which is usually suggestive of possible spread to the liver or blockage of the bile duct.

Laboratory Findings

Laboratory findings in patients with small intestine cancer include:[1]

Test for Metastasis

References

  1. Zhu L, Kim K, Domenico DR, Appert HE, Howard JM (February 1996). "Adenocarcinoma of duodenum and ampulla of Vater: clinicopathology study and expression of p53, c-neu, TGF-alpha, CEA, and EMA". J Surg Oncol. 61 (2): 100–5. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199602)61:2<100::AID-JSO3>3.0.CO;2-G. PMID 8606540.


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