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Gonadoblastoma laboratory findings
Introduction
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- Gonadoblastoma has no specific laboratory findings.[1]
- Some patients with gonadoblastoma may have an elevated concentration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), usually suggestive of dysgerminoma.
- There are also reports indicating that gonadoblastoma may produce prolactin and/or andrognes.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Esin, Sertac; Baser, Eralp; Kucukozkan, Tuncay; Magden, Hasim Ata (2011). “Ovarian gonadoblastoma with dysgerminoma in a 15-year-old girl with 46, XX karyotype: case report and review of the literature”. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 285 (2): 447–451. doi:10.1007/s00404-011-2073-9. ISSN 0932-0067.
- ↑ Hoffman WH, Gala RR, Kovacs K, Subramanian MG (December 1987). “Ectopic prolactin secretion from a gonadoblastoma”. Cancer. 60 (11): 2690–5. PMID 3677004.
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