Human chorionic gonadotropin and its relation to grade, stage and patient survival in ovarian cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An influence of gonadotropins (hCG) on the development of ovarian cancer has been discussed. Therefore, we quantified serum hCG levels in patients with benign and malignant ovarian tumors and the hCG expression in ovarian cancer tiss...

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Main Authors: Lenhard Miriam, Tsvilina Alexandra, Schumacher Lan, Kupka Markus, Ditsch Nina, Mayr Doris, Friese Klaus, Jeschke Udo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
hCG
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/2