[Testis cancer markers. Clinical use]

Minerva Med. 2002 Oct;93(5):365-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Testis tumour is relatively rare and more frequent between 15-35 years of age. The 90% of this tumour derivates from germinal cells, the remaining cases originate from stromal cells or are secondary lesions from other neoplasms. The present clinical use of serum markers, especially alfa-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonadotrophin protein (HCG) and serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is examined.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin / blood*
  • Germinoma / blood*
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes / blood*
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / blood*
  • Male
  • Testicular Neoplasms / blood*
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Isoenzymes
  • alpha-Fetoproteins
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase