Lymphadenopathy

Jorge E. Romaguera, MD

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX

Copyright of the American Society of Hematology, 2006. ISSN: 1931-6860.

This case was reviewed and updated in January 2011 by Dr. Peter Marks and members of the Teaching Cases Subcommittee.


III. LABORATORY DATA

Which laboratory studies should you request? Consider each of the following and click on the laboratory studies you believe will best help you make a diagnosis.

Complete Blood Count (CBC), peripheral smear, and platelet count
D-dimer
Hemoccult testing of stools
Infectious disease serologies
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), ß2 Microglobulin
Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)
Serum Protein Electrophoresis
Serum Troponin
Serum chemistries

 

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