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If there is no blood clot what other explanations can there be for an elevated d dimer result . would for example a phoecromocytoma give an elevated result?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

D-dimer: Is a non specific inflammatory marker that can be increased in a variety of medical conditions and not used in the right context may create more questions rather than answering one. Notoriously increased in malignancies and infections.

Answered 12/14/2020

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