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Breast tumor markers. Doc dictates "CA27 point 29" then "CA15 dash 3" - Should they both be "point" or both be "dash"?


Posted: Oct 19, 2011

It just looks odd with two different ways?  Is there a standard?

CA27.29 and CA15-3 is correct. nm - Fossil

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Tumor markers - marshall11

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If the client doesn't have specific requirements one way or the other (are you supposed to type verbatim?) I'd be consistent and do them both one way. (I've done a lot of oncology and more often than not it's the dash).


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