| ISA | BLOOD-TEST |
| ANCESTORS | ALL BLOOD-TEST DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE EVENT HEALTH-SERVE MEDICAL-SERVE NONINVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT SERVICE-EVENT SOCIAL-EVENT WORK-ACTIVITY |
| RELATIONS | DESCRIBES : ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN |
| alpha-fetoprotein test | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: examination of blood for levels of alfa-fetoprotein, an oncofetal antigen, a substance present in childhood development and rarely in healthy adult tissue. Elevated levels in the blood may be an indication of certain cancers, such as testicular, liver, stomach, pancreatic, lung and ovarian cancer. Although alpha fetoprotein is a tumor marker that may be used in the diagnosis of cancer as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment, it cannot be used for a definitive diagnosis. (en) |
| AFP test | term type: acronym part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: see alpha-fetoprotein test (en) |
| prueba de alfa-fetoproteína | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun gender: feminine number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: análisis de sangre para determinar los niveles de alfa-fetoproteína. Se trata de un antígeno oncofetal presente durante el desarrollo infantil y durante ciertos procesos cancerígenos. Los elevados niveles de alfa-fetoproteína en sangre pueden ser indicación de la existencia de ciertos tipos de cáncer (adenocarcinoma embrionario). También se utiliza para evaluar si el tratamiento seguido es efectivo o no. Sin embargo, no es un procedimiento diagnóstico definitivo. En ngr./ml < 1.000 podría significar un tumor en estadio 1; entre 1.000 y 10.000 en estadio 2 y más de 10.000 estadio 3. (es) |
| AFP-Bestimmung | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun gender: masculine number: singular reliability code: 10 origination date: 15/02/2001 originator: Claudia definition: Die Bestimmung des spezifischen AFP-Gehalts im Serum/Plasma ist heute mittels kommerziell verfügbarer Tests möglich. Ausserhalb der Schwangerschaft treten erhöhte Serumspiegel transitorisch und geringgradig bei benignen Lebererkrankungen, sowie konstant und oft exponentiell ansteigend beim primären Leberzellkarzinom und bei Keimzelltumoren auf. Die wichtigste klinische Zielgruppe bei gastrointestinalen Erkrankungen stellen Patienten mit hepatozellulärem Karzinom (HCC) dar. (de) |
| AFP | term type: acronym part of speech: noun gender: masculine number: singular reliability code: 10 origination date: 15/02/2001 originator: Claudia cross-reference: definition: ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN-TEST |
| Alpha-Feto-Protein-Test | term type: synonym part of speech: noun gender: masculine number: singular reliability code: 10 origination date: 15/02/2001 originator: Claudia cross-reference: defintion: ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN-TEST |