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Alpha FetoProtein (AFP) Tumor Marker
MessagePerformed in the Chemistry Laboratory x5820
10.2018
10.2018
Test Code
AFP
CPT Codes
82105
Preferred Specimen
Plasma from a green top (PST) tube
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Transport Container
Green Top (PST) tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
2 - 8 oC: 7 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
This assay is performed Monday through Friday
Limitations
This assay is not to be used for maternal testing.
Reference Range
0 - 9 ng/mL
Clinical Significance
This test is utilized to determine primary cancer of the liver, hepatocellular cancer, malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary and testis, and tetracarcinoma of the testis.
AFP is used to help detect and diagnose cancers of the liver, testes and ovaries. It is often ordered to monitor people with chronic liver diseases such as cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B because they have an increased lifetime risk of developing liver cancer. A doctor may order an AFP test, along with imaging studies, to try to detect liver cancer when it is in its earliest, and most treatable, stages.
If a patient has been diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma or another form of AFP-producing cancer, an AFP test may be ordered periodically to help monitor a patient's response to therapy and to monitor for cancer recurrence.
AFP is used to help detect and diagnose cancers of the liver, testes and ovaries. It is often ordered to monitor people with chronic liver diseases such as cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B because they have an increased lifetime risk of developing liver cancer. A doctor may order an AFP test, along with imaging studies, to try to detect liver cancer when it is in its earliest, and most treatable, stages.
If a patient has been diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma or another form of AFP-producing cancer, an AFP test may be ordered periodically to help monitor a patient's response to therapy and to monitor for cancer recurrence.
