Procalcitonin to Identify Neoplastic Inflammation

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jul;58(8):918-920. doi: 10.1177/0009922819843630. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Authors

Anne N Fenton^{1

2}, Paige K Kretschmar^{1

2}, Russel W Steele^{1

2

3}, Matthew B Fletcher^{1

2

3}, Rajasekharan Warrier^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
² 2 Ochsner Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA, USA.
³ 3 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 30991827
DOI: 10.1177/0009922819843630

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / blood
C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
Calcitonin / blood*
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Inflammation / blood
Inflammation / diagnostic imaging
Male
Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / blood*
Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

Biomarkers
Calcitonin
C-Reactive Protein