Ectopic production of β-hCG by osteosarcoma: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Oshrine, Benjamin R ^a,c   Sullivan, Lisa M ^b   Balamuth, Naomi J ^a  

^a Division of Oncology   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c Colket Translational Research Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

b hCG; ectopic; Osteosarcoma; tumor marker

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADOLESCENT; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE PAIN; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPITHELIOID OSTEOSARCOMA; FEMALE; FEMUR; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MONITORING; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSARCOMA; PALPATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SWELLING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; OSTEOSARCOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897475649     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000037     Document Type: Review

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