Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein in a child with testicular germ cell tumor
β Scribed by Cochran, Pamela K.; Chauvenet, Allen R.; Hart, P. Suzanne; de Graaf, Siebold S.N.; Cushing, Barbara; Kroovand, Lawrence; Wofford, Marcia M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Primary alpha-fetoprotein secreting ovarian tumors have been detected in pregnancy by markedly elevated midtrimester MSAFP accompanied by sonographically visualized adnexal masses. We present a recurrent mixed germ cell tumor manifesting only as a moderately elevated MSAFP screen. A 23-year-old para
Examination of histologic specimens from 105 patients with malignant germ-cell tumors of the testis confirms a high incidence of carcinoma in situ in seminiferous tubules adjacent to the tumors. The assumption that carcinoma in situ may be the origin of germ-cell tumors is supported.
## BACKGROUND. Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and metastasis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and thymidine phosphorylase (TP)/platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF) are involved in increased angiogenic activity and disease progression in solid tumors. Howev