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Test Code: Ca153r Preferred Name CA 15.3

Yes
2 hours
Weekdays only
6 hours (weekdays)
Medicare Item
N/A

Test Tubes

ImageSpecimen TypeSpecimen VolumeTube Type
Blood4 mLSST with gel 8.5 mL (Dark Yellow Top)

COLLECTION NOTES

--No collection notes--

GENERAL NOTES



APPLICATION:  The test should not be used as either a screening or diagnostic test for malignancy. It may be used to monitor effectiveness of therapy in patients with a malignancy that has been shown to produce the marker. Cancer antigen 15.3 (CA 15.3) is a marker for breast cancer, which has only a limited utility in monitoring disease.

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