title: Correlation of computed tomography and serum tumor markers in metastatic retroperitoneal testicular tumor.
abstract: Preliminary findings of an apparently good correlation between computed tomography and serum tumor markers--human chorionic gonadotropin and alpha fetoprotein--are presented. These findings are from an ongoing prospective randomized study evaluating the efficacy of intensive chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery in metastatic retroperitoneal testicular germ cell tumors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000097:blood; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins