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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
An elevated concentration of blood [[tumor marker]] tests is diagnostic of testicular cancer. | An elevated concentration of blood [[tumor marker]] tests is diagnostic of testicular cancer.<ref>Testicular cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015) http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/diagnosis/?region=ab#CBC Accessed on October, 13 2015 </ref> | ||
==Laboratory Tests== | ==Laboratory Tests== | ||
'''Tumor marker tests'''<ref>Testicular cancer. | '''Tumor marker tests'''<ref>Testicular cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015) http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/diagnosis/?region=ab#CBC Accessed on October, 13 2015 </ref> | ||
* [[Alpha-fetoprotein]] (AFP) | * [[Alpha-fetoprotein]] (AFP) | ||
* [[Human chorionic gonadotropin]] (HCG) | * [[Human chorionic gonadotropin]] (HCG) |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2]
Overview
An elevated concentration of blood tumor marker tests is diagnostic of testicular cancer.[1]
Laboratory Tests
Tumor marker tests[2]
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
- Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
References
- ↑ Testicular cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015) http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/diagnosis/?region=ab#CBC Accessed on October, 13 2015
- ↑ Testicular cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015) http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/diagnosis/?region=ab#CBC Accessed on October, 13 2015