Diagnostic sensitivity of serum and lumbar CSF bHCG in newly diagnosed CNS germinoma

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1180-1182

  Allen, Jeffrey ^a   Chacko, Jeena ^a   Donahue, Bernadine ^a,b   Dhall, Girish ^c   Kretschmar, Cynthia ^d   Jakacki, Regina ^e   Holmes, Emi ^f   Pollack, Ian ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Maimonides Cancer Center   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f Children's Oncology Operations Office   (United States)

Author keywords

BHCG; Diagnosis; Germinoma; Tumor markers

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST APPROVAL; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PINEAL BODY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867383148     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24097     Document Type: Article

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