Biochemical markers in advanced testicular tumors.Serum lactate dehydrogenase, urinary chorionic gonadotropin and total urinary estrogens
- 1 February 1978
- Vol. 41 (2) , 648-652
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(197802)41:2<648::aid-cncr2820410231>3.0.co;2-m
Abstract
Twenty-seven patients with advanced testicular tumors were screened for serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) concentration, and 24-hour urinary excretion of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and total estrogens. The investigation indicates an overall correlation between serum LDH concentration and cancer burden and an overall correlation between the maximum serum LDH and prognosis. It indicates an overall correlation between hCG determined within 2.5 months after the orchiectomy and prognosis. The relation between total estrogens and cancer burden or prognosis does not support the hypothesis that total urinary estrogens are a biochemical marker in testicular tumors.Keywords
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