If the tumor marker level rises, it may indicate that the cancer is spreading. Finally, measurements of tumor marker levels may be used after treatment has ended as a part of follow-up care to check for recurrence.
Procedure Suffixes Centesis- surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid Abdominocentesis- surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid Graphy- process of producing a picture or record Angiography- the process of producing a radiographic(x-ray) study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid: cidal: killing: clasia: break: clasis: break: clast: break: clysis: irrigating; washing: coccus (pl. cocci) berryshaped ( a form of bacterium) crine: separate; secrete: crit: to separate: cyte: cell: desis: surgical fixation; fusion: drome: run; running: ectasis: stretching out; dilatation; expansion: ectomy: excision or surgical removal: ectopia: displacement