Serum and cerebrospinal fluid human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in intracranial germ cell tumors

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 112-118

  Seregni, E ^a   Massimino, M ^a   Molteni, S Nerini ^a   Pallotti, F ^a   Van Der Hiel, B ^a   Cefalo, G ^a   Spreafico, F ^a   Fossati, F ^a   Bombardieri, Emilio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein (AFP); Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG); Intracranial germ cell tumors (IGCT)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; BLOOD; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0035986090     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JBM.2008.3768     Document Type: Article

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