Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge

• This is a rare inheritable condition which results in raised total HCG levels. • Common causes of raised HCG need to be excluded prior to considering this syndrome. • A diagnosis can prevent unnecessary surgical or oncological treatment.

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Autores principales: Tan, Alvin, Van der Merwe, Anna-Marie, Low, Xunjun, Chrystal, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26082938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gynor.2014.05.005
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Low, Xunjun
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spelling pubmed-44587432015-06-16 Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge Tan, Alvin Van der Merwe, Anna-Marie Low, Xunjun Chrystal, Kathryn Gynecol Oncol Rep Case Report • This is a rare inheritable condition which results in raised total HCG levels. • Common causes of raised HCG need to be excluded prior to considering this syndrome. • A diagnosis can prevent unnecessary surgical or oncological treatment. Elsevier 2014-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4458743/ /pubmed/26082938 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gynor.2014.05.005 Text en © 2014 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-SA license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/).
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Chrystal, Kathryn
Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge
title Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge
title_full Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge
title_fullStr Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge
title_full_unstemmed Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge
title_short Familial HCG syndrome: A diagnostic challenge
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26082938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gynor.2014.05.005
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