Involvement of human chorionic gonadotropin in regulating vasculogenic mimicry and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α expression in ovarian cancer cells [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) can play a crucial role in angiogenesis. In the present study, we focused on hCG to gain insight into its potential effects on vasculogenic mimicry (VM) in ovarian cancer cells. METHODS: Ovarian cancer OVCAR-
Caoyi Chen +6 more
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National multicentre audit of pregnancy status in general surgery admissions in Scotland [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Documentation of pregnancy status is an integral component of the assessment of females of reproductive age when admitted to hospital. Our aim was to determine how accurately pregnancy status was documented in a multicentre audit of female ...
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Spontaneous bilateral tubal pregnancy in a nulliparous woman. Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
, 2015 A 34 year-old nulliparous woman was referred to our Department, complaining of vaginal bleeding and intermittent lower abdominal cramping. serum level of β-hCG was 4954 IU/L.
ADILE, Giorgio +5 more
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Breast cancer with choriocarcinomatous features [PDF]
, 2009 This report describes the case of a 45 year-old patient with breast carcinoma characterized by choriocarcinomatous features, presence of bizarre anaplastic cells with areas of necrosis and multinucleated giant cells.
Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso [UNIFESP] +3 more
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A common founding clone with TP53 and PTEN mutations gives rise to a concurrent germ cell tumor and acute megakaryoblastic leukemia [PDF]
, 2016 We report the findings from a patient who presented with a concurrent mediastinal germ cell tumor (GCT) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Bone marrow pathology was consistent with a diagnosis of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AML M7), and biopsy of an ...
Demeter, Ryan T +12 more
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Zhongguo shiyan zhenduanxue, 2022 目的 分析血清β-人绒毛膜促性腺激素（β-Hcg）、孕酮（P）在宫外孕患者诊断中的临床价值。方法 选择成都市第三人民医院收治的宫外孕孕妇149例作为宫外孕组，选择同期于医院检查的100例正常妊娠孕妇作为正常妊娠组，比较两组孕妇不同孕周血清β-Hcg、P水平，并比较不同血清β-Hcg水平宫外孕患者的治疗方案以及治疗效果。结果 宫外孕组孕妇4+周、5+周、6+周和7+周血清β-Hcg、P水平明显低于正常妊娠组孕妇（P＜0.05）；血清β-Hcg＜5000U/L以药物保守治疗为主（81.51%），血清β ...
宋娟, 李涛, 牟燕琳
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Predictive value of serum progesterone level on β-hCG check day in women with previous repeated miscarriages after in vitro fertilization. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To evaluate the predictive value of the progesterone level at the beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) check day for ongoing pregnancy maintenance in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles in women with previous unexplained repeated miscarriages.One ...
Yong Jin Kim +5 more
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Beta-HCG secretion by a pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma: A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 Ectopic secretion of beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) in pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma is remarkably rare. Such unusual ectopic hormone production by lung cancer may be initially misinterpreted as extragonadal choriocarcinoma or ...
Magno Dinis de Sousa +6 more
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Don't cancel the surgery just yet! A case report of positive preoperative pregnancy test due to a soft tissue sarcoma production of ectopic beta human chorionic gonadotropin. [PDF]
, 2018 Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare group of mesenchymal malignancies which can range from low to high grade. These tumors have different clinical, radiographic, and histopathological characteristics. Beta human chorionic gonadotropin is a naturally secreted
Blank, Alan Todd +3 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Glioma recurrence severely impacts patient prognosis, with current treatments showing limited efficacy. Traditional methods struggle to analyze recurrence mechanisms due to challenges in assessing tumor heterogeneity, spatial dynamics, and gene networks.
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