SIGNIFICANCE OF MEASUREMENT OF SERUM LEVELS OF TUMOR MARKERS WITH GERMINAL CELL TESTICULAR TUMOR : Value of β-subunit Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and α-fetoprotein

Sadao Kamidono, Soichi Arakawa, Muneyoshi Masuda, Gaku Hamami, Nobori Shimatani; Noboru Itho, Eiji Nakatsuka, Akio Fujii, Santaro Ohono and Joji Ishigami Department of Urology, Kobe University School of Medicine (Director : Prof. J. Ishigami) Yoshio Yoshimoto, Masahiro Hattori and Takuo Fujita Third Division Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine (Director : Prof. T. Fujita) Satoshi Okada Division of Pathology, Department of Central Clinical Labaratory Kobe University School of Medicine

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