47. The most important non-specific laboratory tests that suggest the presence of malignant diseases.

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  • In any cancer
    • Elevated CRP or ESR (without infection or other explanatory cause)
  • Multiple myeloma
    • Extremely high ESR
  • GI cancer
    • Chronic microcytic anaemia
  • Leukaemias
    • Leukocytosis
    • Anaemia
    • Thrombocytopaenia
    • Blasts in bone marrow or blood
    • Abnormal differentiation
  • Bone tumors
    • ALP increase
  • Lung cancer
    • LDH increase
  • Bile duct cancer
    • Bilirubin increase
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
    • Hormones
  • During chemo
    • Bone marrow depression
    • LDH increase
    • Uric acid increase