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LOINC 2.82

Calcitonin [Mass/volume] in Lymph node fine needle aspirate

Calcit LN FNA-mCnc

Definition

  • Measurement of calcitonin levels in fine-needle aspiration specimens from athyrotic individuals treated for medullary thyroid carcinoma. Test is performed to confirm or exclude metastases in enlarged or ultrasonographically suspicious lymph nodes.

Component

  • Calcitonin

Specimen / system

  • Lymph node.FNA

Class

  • CHEM

Property

  • MCnc

Scale

  • Qn

Related names

  • Chemistry; CT; Endocrine; Endocrinology; Fine needle; Level; Ln; LN FNA; Mass Concentration; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Thyrocalcitonin; Tumor marker

Index terms

  • Chemistry
  • CT
  • Endocrine
  • Endocrinology
  • Fine needle
  • Level
  • Ln
  • LN FNA
  • Mass Concentration
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • Thyrocalcitonin
  • Tumor marker