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Understanding high and low MCV blood test results

An MCV test can identify conditions like iron deficiency anemia and liver disease. Although rare, an MCV test may lead to complications like infection and nerve damage. It's best to talk with a doctor ...
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Increased mean corpuscular volume of erythrocytes with capecitabine treatment in metastatic breast cancer patients: A marker of clinical benefit?

Trastuzumab (T) treatment beyond progression in metastatic breast cancer (MBC): Patterns of care in Swiss clinical practice. Background: We aimed to investigate the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ...
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Abnormal elevation of erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with maintenance pemetrexed-based chemotherapy.

Phase II trial of sorafenib in conjunction with chemotherapy and as maintenance therapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC): Final results. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ...
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Hail to the MCV: Outcomes Ruled by Blood and Iron

It's that little number tucked away in the hemogram juxtaposed between the even more ignored abbreviations MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) and RDW (red cell distribution width). The ...
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Red Blood Cell Indices: Implications for Practice

The first few weeks to months of life are characterized by dramatic physiologic and anatomic changes. As hematologic parameters are evolving during this time period, laboratory data must be assessed ...