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Pediatric Germ Cell and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin—Producing Tumors
1 Nov 1991
Abstract excerpt
Germ cell tumors may cause various aberrations in pubertal development. In prepubertal boys, these tumors may secrete human chorionic gonadotropin, resulting in precocious puberty. Human chorionic gonadotropin and alpha-fetoprotein are both useful as germ cell tumor markers in the diagnosis and detection of recurrence. Pregnancy-specific beta 1-glycoprotein, another oncoplacental antigen, has been used as a tumor...
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