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*Stool testing for [[occult blood]]
*Stool testing for [[occult blood]]
*Serum chemistry tests
*Serum chemistry tests
**Increase in [[alanine aminotransferase]] (ALT), [[lactate dehydrogenase]] (LDH), [[aspartate transaminase]] (AST) levels may be noticed
**Increase in [[alanine aminotransferase]] (ALT), [[lactate dehydrogenase]] (LDH), and [[aspartate transaminase]] (AST) levels may be noticed
*[[Tumor marker]]s testing may include [[CA-125]], [[CEA]] and beta [[hCG]]
*[[Tumor marker]]s testing may include [[CA-125]], [[CEA]], and beta [[hCG]]


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]

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Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of linitis plastica may include abnormal complete blood picture, electrolyte abnormalities, and occult blood.[1]

Laboratory findings

Laboratory testing may be similar to that of any other type of gastric cancer and may include the following:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stomach cancer. Canadian cancer society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/stomach/diagnosis/?region=nb Accessed on December 9, 2015


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