Diagnostic utility and correlation of tumor markers in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of children with intracranial germ cell tumors
Qaddoumi I, Sane M, Li S, Kocak M, Pai-Panandiker A, Harreld J, Klimo P, Wright K, Broniscer A, Gajjar A. Diagnostic utility and correlation of tumor markers in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of children with intracranial germ cell tumors. Child's Nervous System 2012, 28: 1017-1024. PMID: 22547227, PMCID: PMC3526807, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1762-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell tumorsIntracranial germ cell tumorsFollow-up examinationAlpha-fetoproteinCerebrospinal fluidCell tumorsTumor markersDiagnosis of germ cell tumorsCerebrospinal fluid alpha-fetoproteinDiagnostic utilityBeta-human chorionic gonadotropinRetrospective study of patientsCerebrospinal fluid of childrenSerum AFP valuesAlpha-fetoprotein valuesStudy of patientsHuman chorionic gonadotropinTumor relapseAFP valuesArea under curveHistopathological diagnosisRetrospective studyChorionic gonadotropinLogistic regression modelsHistopathological data