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Abnormal hCG levels in a patient with treated stage I seminoma: a diagnostic dilemma
BACKGROUND: We report the case of a patient with treated Stage Ia seminoma who was found to have an elevated beta human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) on routine follow – up. This instigated restaging and could have lead to commencement of chemotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a bodybuilde...
Autores principales: | Aherne, Noel J, Small, Cormac A, McVey, Gerard P, Fitzpatrick, David A, Armstrong, John G |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2442081/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18578862 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-6-68 |
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