Cerebral germinoma with syncytiotrophoblastic giant cells: Feasibility of predicting prognosis using the serum hCG level

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 975-978

  Utsuki, S ^a   Kawano, N ^a   Oka, H ^a   Tanaka, T ^a   Suwa, T ^a   Fujii, K ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumor; Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG); Outcome; Syncytiotrophoblastic giant cell

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CISPLATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GIANT CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL LIFE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032844415     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050404     Document Type: Article

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