PROSTATIC ACID PHOSPHATASE
Description
- < 3.5 ng/ml
Clinical significance
- PAP is a member of the group of acid phosphatases (an enzyme found primarily in men in the prostate gland and semen) to determine the health of the prostate gland. Prostate dysfunction results in the release of PAP into the blood.
- High concentrations are found in the prostate gland. Significant amounts are also found in platelets, bone, spleen, kidney and liver.
- This test is most often performed to determine whether you have prostate cancer or to follow the response of prostate cancer to treatment. This test is no longer used routinely. The availability of the more sensitive and specific PSA assay has largely replaced the PAP test's clinical use.
When to get tested
Elevated level
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer that has spread outside the prostate (particularly to bone)
- Decreased blood flow to prostate
- Pagets disease
- Thrombophlebitis
- Gauchers disease
- Physical stimulation of the prostate ( Colonoscopy , Enemas , Prostate examination )
- Prostatitis
Decreased level
Profile
Cancer
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