Association of testicular non-hodgkin’s lymphomas with elevated serum levels of human chorionic gonadotropin-like material

Oncology (Switzerland)

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-98

  Moller, Michael B ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chorionic gonadotropin; Diffuse large cell; Extranodal non Hodgkin s; Human; Lymphoma; Non Hodgkin s; Testicular neoplasia

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; ORCHIECTOMY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029929480     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: 14230232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000227543     Document Type: Article

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