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Titel:

Avoiding harmful procedures in patients with elevated ?-fetoprotein concentrations: hereditary persistence of ?-fetoprotein is an important and benign differential diagnosis!

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Bonfig, W; Hempel, M; Teichert-von Lüttichau, I; Liptay, S; Burdach, S
Abstract:
Hereditary persistence of ?-fetoprotein (AFP) is a rare but benign condition.A 13-year-old girl presented with dysmenorrhoic complaints and irregular cycles. Diagnostic workup revealed a cystic lesion of the ovary and elevated AFP; ?-human chorionic gonadotrophin was negative. Right-sided ovarectomy was performed. Postsurgery AFP concentration did not decline. The patient underwent further diagnostic workup with negative results. Histology revealed follicular cysts but no tumor. Finally, heredi...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Jahr:
2012
Band / Volume:
34
Heft / Issue:
7
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
e301-3
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182441256
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22430587
Print-ISSN:
1077-4114
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Humangenetik; Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin
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