The level of blood albumin fucose in healthy subjects and cases of non-tumor pathology and benign tumors of the uterus and ovaries was found to be I nmol of fucose/10 nmol of human serum albumin or lower, whereas in patients with malignant tumors of different localizations it was 4-7 times as high. The highest levels were recorded in patients with primary hepatic cancer and hepatic metastases. The test may be used in differential diagnosis of tumor lesions of different localization as well as for assessment of tumor progression.
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