The seminoma decoy: measurement of serum human chorionic gonadotropin in patients with seminoma.
Serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels were determined in 20 patients with histologically proved seminoma. The test was positive in 2 of the 20 patients and was predictive of non-seminomatous metastasis in each case. Serum human chorionic gonadotropin is a useful tumor marker in detecting and following non-seminomatous metastases in men with pure seminoma of the testis.
D000328:Adult; D002369:Castration; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin