AFP is useful for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in high-risk patients (such as alcoholic cirrhosis, cirrhosis of viral etiology, hemochromatosis, and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) and in separating patients with benign hepatocellular neoplasms or metastases from those with hepatocellular carcinoma and, as ...
R97. 8 - Other abnormal tumor markers. ICD-10-CM.
AFP is 1 of several tumor markers. Tumor markers are molecules in the blood that are higher when a person has certain cancers. AFP is found mainly in liver cancer and germ cell tumors of the testicles or ovaries, which are rare. These are found in the pineal gland in the brain.
An AFP tumor marker test may be used to: Help confirm or rule out a diagnosis of liver cancer or cancer of the ovaries or testicles. Monitor cancer treatment. AFP levels often go up if cancer is spreading and go down when treatment is working.
0 for Elevated carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA] is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
NCD - Tumor Antigen by Immunoassay - CA 19-9 (190.30)
LOINC MapOrder CodeOrder Code NameResult LOINC002253AFP, Serum, Tumor Marker53962-7
Increased AFP levels may indicate the presence of cancer, most commonly liver cancer, cancer of the ovary, or germ cell tumor of the testicles. However, not every liver, ovarian, or testicular cancer will produce significant quantities of AFP.
Unborn babies normally make alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and it shows up in their mother's blood. Checking the level of AFP in a mom-to-be can show if their baby may have problems with their neural tube, what will become the brain and spinal cord. AFP is one of the blood tests you have in a quad screen.
Normal range: < 2.5 ng/ml. Normal range may vary somewhat depending on the brand of assay used. Levels > 10 ng/ml suggest extensive disease and levels > 20 ng/ml suggest metastatic disease.