Journal article
False-positive pregnancy test associated with gonadoblastoma
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.54(1), pp.162-162
1999
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00667-0
PMID: 10754126
Abstract
Gonadoblastomas are known to be hormonally active tumors that occur in streak or dysgenetic gonads of patients with intersex abnormalities. Several reports document their ability to produce beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), but none have documented an elevated peripheral serum beta-HCG. We report on the case of a patient with pure gonadal dysgenesis with XY karyotype who was found to have an elevated peripheral serum beta-HCG after a positive pregnancy test. Knowledge of gonadoblastoma’s potential to elevate serum beta-HCG levels may prevent unnecessary searches for other causes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- False-positive pregnancy test associated with gonadoblastoma
- Creators
- Francis J Schanne - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaChristopher S Cooper - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaDouglas A Canning - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.54(1), pp.162-162
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00667-0
- PMID
- 10754126
- NLM abbreviation
- Urology
- ISSN
- 0090-4295
- eISSN
- 1527-9995
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1999
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Urology; Medicine Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984319988802771
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