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  • Title: [Value of beta-HCG blood levels in patients with malignant tumors of the testis].
    Author: Kuber W, Aiginger P, Kühböck J, Spona J.
    Journal: Onkologie; 1981 Aug; 4(4):221-5. PubMed ID: 7029385.
    Abstract:
    In 24 of 43 patients (56%) with malignant germ cell tumors of the testis, the serum was positive for HCG prior to ablation of the testis. We give a detailed account of the course of HCG levels in the serum of 7 patients with seminoma of the testis. Positive serum-HCG-findings 8 to 10 days after semi-castration and prior to retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy indicate tumor metastases. In two thirds of our patients, we observed a correlation between regression of metastases under chemotherapy and the pattern of serum-HCG-levels.
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