Potential role of ventricular tumor markers in CNS germ cell tumors

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1647-1650

  Legault, Geneviève ^a   Allen, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Cerebrospinal fluid; Germ cell tumor; Germinoma; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Tumor marker

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SERUM;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; GERM CELL TUMOR; GERMINOMA; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84881486644     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24620     Document Type: Article

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