Ovarian dysgerminoma showing high serum levels and positive immunostaining of placental alkaline phosphatase and neuron-specific enolase associated with elevation of serum prolactin level

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 123-128

  Yoshida, Masumi ^a   Koshiyama, Masafumi ^a   Konishi, Mitsunaga ^a   Fujii, Haruko ^a   Nanno, Hidetaka ^a   Hayashi, Michiharu ^a   Kanehira, Kazunori ^a   Matsuki, Mitsuru ^a   Tauchi, Kunihiko ^a  

^a TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dysgerminoma; Neuron specific enolase; Placental alkaline phosphatase; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE PLACENTA ISOENZYME; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSGERMINOMA; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032188896     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00162-6     Document Type: Article

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