Fibrinogen
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| Term | Fibrinogen |
| Short definition | fibrinogen (fy-BRIH-noh-jen) A protein involved in the formation of blood clots in the body. It is made in the liver and forms fibrin. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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fibrinogen - (pronounced) (fy-BRIH-noh-jen) A protein involved in the formation of blood clots in the body. It is made in the liver and forms fibrin. Fibrin is the main protein in a blood clot that helps stop bleeding and heal wounds. Sometimes fibrin-like substances can be found in higher than normal amounts in the blood and urine of patients with some types of cancer or other diseases. Measuring the amount of these substances can help check how well the cancer treatment is working or if the cancer has gotten worse. Fibrinogen is a type of tumor marker
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