%0 Journal Article
%T Role of biochemical markers in testicular cancer: diagnosis, staging, and surveillance
%A Milose JC
%A Filson CP
%A Weizer AZ
%A Hafez KS
%A Montgomery JS
%J Research and Reports in Urology
%D 2012
%I Dove Medical Press
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRU.S15063
%X le of biochemical markers in testicular cancer: diagnosis, staging, and surveillance Review (2528) Total Article Views Authors: Milose JC, Filson CP, Weizer AZ, Hafez KS, Montgomery JS Published Date December 2011 Volume 2012:4 Pages 1 - 8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRU.S15063 Jaclyn C Milose, Christopher P Filson, Alon Z Weizer, Khaled S Hafez, Jeffrey S Montgomery Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Abstract: Testis cancer is one of the few solid organ malignancies for which reliable serum tumor markers are available to help guide disease management. Human chorionic gonadotropin, alpha fetoprotein, and lactate dehydrogenase play crucial roles in diagnosis, staging, prognosis, monitoring treatment response, and surveillance of seminomatous and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. Herein we discuss the clinical applications of germ cell tumor markers, the limitations of these markers in the management of this disease, and additional serum molecules that have been identified with potential roles as novel germ cell tumor markers.
%K testicular cancer
%K tumor markers
%K bhCG
%K AFP
%K surveillance
%K diagnosis
%U https://www.dovepress.com/role-of-biochemical-markers-in-testicular-cancer-diagnosis-staging-and-peer-reviewed-article-RRU