Med. praxi. 2019;16(4):267-269 [Interní Med. 2019; 21(3): 184-186]

How to approach limited specificity of tumor markers

RNDr. Lenka Zdražilová‑Dubská, Ph.D.1, MUDr. Beatrix Bencsiková, Ph.D.2, doc. MUDr. Dalibor Valík, Ph.D.1
1 Oddělení laboratorní medicíny, Masarykův onkologický ústav, Brno
2 Klinika komplexní onkologické péče, Masarykův onkologický ústav, Brno

Here we aim to review sources of unspecific or false elevation of soluble tumour markers. We suggest how to approach results of
elevated tumour markers in clinical practice.

Keywords: tumour markers, specificity, interpretation

Published: October 1, 2019  Show citation

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Zdražilová‑Dubská L, Bencsiková B, Valík D. How to approach limited specificity of tumor markers. Med. praxi. 2019;16(4):267-269.
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