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CA 19-9

Test Code
CA19


CPT Codes
86301

Preferred Specimen
PLASMA


Transport Container
LIGHT GREEN


Transport Temperature
Room temperatures


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis


Clinical Significance
A large percentage of patients with gastrointestinal tumors (such as pancreatic, liver, gastric, colorectal tumors) and some other malignancies have been shown to have elevated serum or plasma CA 19-9 levels. The serum or plasma CA 19-9 levels may be useful for monitoring disease activity predicting relapse following treatment. CA 19-9 should not be used as a screening test.




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