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Should NET w/liver met patient stop rx that has Seratonin?

Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: Dec 7, 2023 | Replies (11)
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@joy5877

Which blood test is checking for seratonin levels? Trying to understand all of this medical stuff can be overwhelming.

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Joy

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 3, 2023

@joy5877,
5-HIAA test is typically a 24-hour urine sample. Rarely, a random urine sample or a blood sample may be drawn from a vein. The 5-HIAA test helps diagnose and monitor treatment for a carcinoid tumor that produces serotonin.

Read more here: https://www.testing.com/tests/5-hiaa/ and https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/9248#Clinical-and-Interpretive

NETs and Understanding the Biochemical Markers https://www.carcinoid.org/for-patients/diagnosis/understanding-the-biochemical-markers/

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helloitsme | @helloitsme | Dec 7, 2023

I’m sorry I took so long to answer. The serotonin blood test is the HIAA5.

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