Indication
Suspicion of paraneoplastic retinopathy (Carcinoma Associated retinopathy CAR).
Method
Immunoblot.
Answer
Serum: The result is reported as negative, borderline or positive with a value (blot intensity).
CSF: The result is reported as negative, borderline or positive
Interpretation
Antibodies against recoverin occurs almost exclusively in small cell lung cancer with paraneoplastic retinopathy.
Indikation
Misstanke om paraneoplastisk retinopati (carcinoma associated retinopathy CAR).
Metod
Immunoblot.
Svar
Serum: Resultatet anges som negativt, gränsvärde eller positivt med värde (blot intensitet).
Likvor: Resultatet anges som negativt, gränsvärde eller positivt.
Tolkning
Antikroppar mot Recoverin förekommer nästan uteslutande vid småcellig lungcancer med paraneoplastisk retinopati.