Article
Diagnostic markers for germ cell neoplasms: from placental-like alkaline phosphatase to micro-RNAs
26 Aug 2015
Abstract excerpt
This concise review summarises tissue and serum markers useful for differential diagnosis of germ cell tumours (GCT), with focus on the most common testicular GCT (TGCT). GCT are characterised by phenotypic heterogeneity due to largely retained embryonic pluripotency and aberrant somatic differentiation. TGCT that occur in young men are divided into two main types, seminoma and nonseminoma, both derived from a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
