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If one has bone metastases would blood work show up negative?
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It can: I would say most of the time there are biochemical signs, such as an elevated alkaline phosphatase. However, labs can be normal.
Answered 12/5/2018
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Maybe: Patients with bone metastases could have elevations in serum calcium and/or alkaline phosphatase. Also, tumor markers like cea, psa, or ca27.29 can go up just because there is active cancer. That said, a person could have metastases in the bone or anywhere else and still have normal lab tests.
Answered 9/5/2012
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