Limited Diagnostic Utility of Chromogranin A Measurements in Workup of Neuroendocrine Tumors

Limited Diagnostic Utility of Chromogranin A Measurements in Workup of Neuroendocrine Tumors

Background: Plasma chromogranin A (CgA) is related to tumor burden and recommended in the follow-up of patients diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The use of CgA in the workup of a suspected NET is more questionable. Objective: To assess the positive predictive value (PPV) of CgA plasma co...

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Main Authors: Jonas Baekdal, Jesper Krogh, Marianne Klose, Pernille Holmager, Seppo W. Langer, Peter Oturai, Andreas Kjaer, Birgitte Federspiel, Linda Hilsted, Jens F. Rehfeld, Ulrich Knigge, Mikkel Andreassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
chromogranin A
neuroendocrine tumor
workup
processing-independent analysis (PIA)
positive predictive value (PPV)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/881

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