Serum ferritin levels in hematologic malignant neoplasms
Patel, A.R.; Shah, P.C.; Vohra, R.M.; Hart, W.L.; Shah, J.R.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 104(10): 509-512
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9985 PMID: 6932189 Document Number: 160025
Data from 90 patients with a variety of hematologic malignant neoplasms were studied to determine the relation between changes in serum ferritin concentration and the clinical status of the patients. Patients with Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, blastic crisis of chronic myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia were found to have significantly elevated serum ferritin levels. Further study of serum ferritin concentration in certain hematologic malignant neoplasms might provide a valuable insight into the role of serum ferritin determination in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with malignant diseases.