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An elevated maternal serum α‐fetoprotein leading to the diagnosis of an immature teratoma
Author(s) -
Frederiksen M.C.,
Casanova L.,
Schink J.C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90670-z
Subject(s) - teratoma , medicine , ovarian teratoma , tumor marker , alpha fetoprotein , pregnancy , obstetrics , gynecology , pathology , biology , cancer , hepatocellular carcinoma , genetics
A case report is presented of a woman with a maternal serum α‐fetoprotein 17.46 multiples of the median (MOM), who was found to have an ovarian immature teratoma. It is suggested that patients who present with a maternal serum α‐fetoprotein value greater than 9 multiples of the median receive a more comprehensive evaluation remembering that the α‐fetoprotein in the adult can be a tumor marker.