Supposed pituitary-production of human chorionic Gonadotropin induced by androgen deprivation therapy
ABSTRACT Introduction: The main cause of slightly elevated human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) after successful treatment of male germ cell tumors is considered to be pituitary-derived HCG. It is well known that pituitary-derived HCG is frequently detected in postmenopausal women. We evaluated the s...
Main Authors: | Koji Yoshimura, Yoshiharu Nakashima, Kyohei Sugiyama, Naoki Kohei, Akitoshi Takizawa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
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Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382019000100038&lng=en&tlng=en |
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