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Examen de sangre para antígeno carcinoembrionario (ACE) - Risks

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Examen de sangre para antígeno carcinoembrionario

Riesgos:

Sangrado excesivo (raro)
Desmayo o sensación de mareo
Hematoma (acumulación de sangre debajo de la piel)
Infección (un riesgo leve en cualquier momento que se presente ruptura de la piel)

Consideraciones:

Es posible encontrar niveles anormales de ACE en personas que no tienen cáncer.

Examen de sangre

Reviewed last on: 8/5/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Blanke CD, Faigel DO. Neoplasms of the small and large intestine. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 199.

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