BACKGROUND. β£-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) closely follow the course of germ cell tumors (GCTs) and are widely used for diagnosis, prognosis, and follow-up purposes. The objective of this study was to assess the concordance of tumor markers a
Clinicopathologic factors of the recurrent tumor predict outcome in patients with ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence
β Scribed by Valerie Panet-Raymond; Pauline T. Truong; Cheryl Alexander; Mary Lesperance; Rachel E. McDonald; Peter H. Watson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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