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Procalcitonin Perplexity – Prolonged Idiopathic Elevation in Pleomorphic Sarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Historically, elevations in procalcitonin (PCT) have been implicated in medullary thyroid cancer and neuroendocrine tumors. More recently, the trending of PCT has been suggested as a monitor of infection to assess the presence, clearance and eradication of infection, especially in cancer patients. I...

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Autores principales: Arce Gastelum, Alheli, Volberding, Thomas, Freeman, S. Caleb, Dick, Mary, Gbadamosi-Akindele, Maryam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32582476
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8215