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Conditions associated with elevated chromogranin A

Conditions associated with elevated chromogranin A
Gastroenteropancreatic NETs
Gastrointestinal tract (carcinoid tumors)
Pancreatic NETs (islet cell tumors*)
Endocrine disease
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Pheochromocytoma
Pituitary tumors
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Gastrointestinal disorders
Chronic atrophic gastritis
Chronic hepatitis
Colon cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Liver cirrhosis
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Pancreatitis
Cardiovascular disease
Acute coronary syndrome
Arterial hypertension
Cardiac insufficiency/failure
Essential hypertension
Giant cell arteritis
Drugs
Proton pump inhibitors
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists
Inflammatory disease
Airway obstruction in smokers
Chronic bronchitis
Systemic rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Renal disorders
Renal insufficiency/failure
Non-gastrointestinal cancers
Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
Prostate cancer
Small cell lung cancer
Neuroblastoma
NETs: neuroendocrine tumors.
* eg, gastrinomas, VIPomas, somatostatinomas, glucagonomas, nonfunctioning pancreatic NETs.
¶ Even with a normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level.
Adapted from: Modlin IM, Gustafsson BI, Moss SF, et al. Chromogranin A--biological function and clinical utility in neuro endocrine tumor disease. Ann Surg Oncol 2010; 17:2427.
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