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Am I At Risk Of Cancer If Having Elevated Levels Of GGT?

Hello,
I am 34 years old, female from Greece.
Yesterday I had blood tests and all of them were fine except for ggt which was 84 instead of maximum 35.
My doctor told me that since SGOT and SGPT were ok, there is no reason to worry. But I am terrified for liver damage or cancer. Is my Dr. right?
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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hello mam. i read your query. ggt less than 51 is ok. you are having 81 with out any increase in sgot and sgpt which shows may be error of lab test or may be iatrogenic which is not associated with disease condition.
generally increase is due to biliary tract abnormality or liver etiology. it may also elevated in conditions with drug usage like alcohol and carbazepine ,phenytoin etc. so you dont need to worry about it.
if you still having some problem with it please request to have abdominal usg to differentiate liver etiology.
regards .DR.TEJASWI
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Am I At Risk Of Cancer If Having Elevated Levels Of GGT?

hello mam. i read your query. ggt less than 51 is ok. you are having 81 with out any increase in sgot and sgpt which shows may be error of lab test or may be iatrogenic which is not associated with disease condition. generally increase is due to biliary tract abnormality or liver etiology. it may also elevated in conditions with drug usage like alcohol and carbazepine ,phenytoin etc. so you dont need to worry about it. if you still having some problem with it please request to have abdominal usg to differentiate liver etiology. regards .DR.TEJASWI