An elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein leading to the diagnosis of an immature teratoma.

作者信息

Frederiksen M C, Casanova L, Schink J C

机构信息

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.

出版信息

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1991 Aug;35(4):343-6. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90670-z.

DOI:10.1016/0020-7292(91)90670-z

PMID:1718791

Abstract

A case report is presented of a woman with a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein 17.46 multiples of the median (MOM), who was found to have an ovarian immature teratoma. It is suggested that patients who present with a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein value greater than 9 multiples of the median receive a more comprehensive evaluation remembering that the alpha-fetoprotein in the adult can be a tumor marker.

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