1024. Neuron-specific enolase (NSE)
Description
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that is present in nervous tissue and cells of neuroendocrine origin. NSE is a marker of damage to the nervous tissue of various etiologies, neuroendocrine tumors.
The test is widely used in the diagnosis of certain forms of lung cancer, neuroblastomas, tumors of the adrenal glands and gastrointestinal tract. It should be taken in combination with other specific tumor markers.
When and who needs the test?
- diagnostics of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), making its prognosis and monitoring its treatment
- diagnosis of pheochromocytoma
- diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer
- diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
- diagnosis and prognosis of neuroblastoma
- making a prognosis for traumatic and hypoxic brain damage
Biological material
- Venous blood
Preparing for a blood test
In order to exclude factors that may affect the test results, we recommend to follow the preparation rules:
- an important condition for laboratory tests is to take blood on an empty stomach.
- 6-12 hours before the test, you should avoid eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, and limit physical activity. Drinking...
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