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My husband has chronic pancreatitis and is going to have a blood test ca 19-9. why?
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Tumor marker: Ca 19-9 is elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer, but it is not a good diagnostic marker. The idea may be to check that pancreatic cancer is not being overlooked in someone with chronic pancreatitis.
Answered 6/11/2012
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