Serum tumor markers play a more critical role in testicular germ cell tumor management than in any other solid organ malignancy. Here, Barlow and colleagues discuss how the serum levels of AFP ...

Human Chorio Gonadotropin (HCG) levels are used as tumor markers to diagnose testicular cancer. HCG is made up of alpha and beta polypeptide chains. The normal value of this hormone is less than 1 ng.

Tumor markers can help doctors diagnose testicular cancer, determine effective treatment, and monitor how well that treatment is working. Doctors have been using tumor markers to help diagnose and ...

March 27, 2008 — Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry, there is substantial variation in tumor-marker reporting for testis cancer, according to an analysis ...

The analysis was confined to patients with at least two precise marker assay results between days 7 and 22 from start of platinum-based combination chemotherapy, with at least 7 days between markers.

Background: The prognostic impact of LDH and HCG serum levels in marker positive metastatic seminoma patients is uncertain. This analysis evaluated the association between LDH and HCG levels with ...

Beta hCG is considered a tumor marker, which means it’s a substance that’s excreted by some kinds of tumors.That’s why, in some cases, the hCG blood test may also be used to evaluate and ...