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]
Rare Tumors, 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
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Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Producing Osteosarcoma of the Sacrum in a 26-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Pathology, 2015 Ectopic secretion of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin is considered a poor prognostic marker in epithelial tumors. However, very few cases have been reported in sarcomas.
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An unusual cause of gynaecomastia in a male [PDF]
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2019 Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (βhCG) is normally produced by syncytiotrophoblasts of the placenta during pregnancy and aids embryo implantation.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder accounts for nearly 90% of all bladder cancers. Risk factors include cigarette smoke, chronic cystitis, and human papilloma virus infection.
Annika Sinha, Betsy Patterson
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Human Luteinizing Hormone and Chorionic Gonadotropin Display Biased Agonism at the LH and LH/CG Receptors [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Human luteinizing hormone (LH) and chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) have been considered biologically equivalent because of their structural similarities and their binding to the same receptor; the LH/CGR.
Laura Riccetti +8 more
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BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2023 Background The pineal lesion affecting melatonin is a rare cause of central precocious puberty by decreasing the inhibition of hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis.
Han Chen, Cai-Yan Mo, Li-yong Zhong
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Urothelial carcinoma of the prostate with raised β-hCG levels: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Trophoblastic differentiation in primary urothelial carcinoma of the prostate is extremely rare. An increased level of β-subunit human chorionic gonadotropin in serum in urothelial carcinoma is detected in approximately 30% of cases.
Julia Sołek +5 more
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Exclusion of pregnancy in dialysis patients: diagnostic performance of human chorionic gonadotropin
BMC Nephrology, 2020 Background A positive pregnancy test in acute or chronically ill patients has implications for the use of potentially mutagenic or teratogenic products in urgent medical therapies such as the use of chemotherapies or therapies with immunosuppressants ...
Natalja Haninger-Vacariu +9 more
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Misdiagnosis of epithelioid trophoblastic tumors: a case report and literature review
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 Background: The most common clinical types of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia are invasive hydatidiform mole and choriocarcinoma, which can be diagnosed without pathology, and be cured by chemotherapy.
Tao Zhou +7 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background This study aimed at determining the predictive value of human chorionic gonadotropin and progesterone levels on pregnancy outcomes in patients receiving in vitro fertilization due to fallopian tube associated infertility.
Wenjia Bo +4 more
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