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Examen de fosfatasa ácida tartrato-resistente - Results

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Examen de fosfatasa ácida tipo 5b; Examen TRAP

Valores normales:

Debe haber menos de 5 nanogramos por mililitro (ng/mL) de fosfatasa ácida tartrato-resistente (TRAP).

Nota: los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Los ejemplos anteriores muestran las mediciones comunes para los resultados de estas pruebas. Algunos laboratorios usan diferentes medidas o podrían evaluar diferentes muestras.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Un alto nivel de fosfatasa ácida tartrato-resistente en las células de la leucemia corrobora un diagnóstico de leucemia de células pilosas.

Un alto nivel de fosfatasa ácida tartrato-resistente en el plasma es un signo de descomposición del hueso. Esto puede deberse a muchos tipos de enfermedades, pero en un paciente con cáncer, probablemente sea indicio de que dicho cáncer se ha diseminado al hueso.

Reviewed last on: 6/2/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Kantarjian H, O’Brien S. The chronic leukemias. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 195.

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