Gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma with hypersecretion of β-Human chorionic gonadotropin and review of the literature

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2018
• Main Authors: Ben Kridis, W., Ben Hassena, R., Charfi, S., Toumi, N., Boudawara, T., Khanfir, A., Frikha, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2018
• Subjects: Case report
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/145591
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma with hypersecretion of β-Human chorionic gonadotropin and review of the literature / W. Ben Kridis, R. Ben Hassena, S. Charfi, N. Toumi, T. Boudawara, A. Khanfir, M. Frikha // Experimental Oncology. — 2018 — Т. 40, № 2. — С. 149–151. — Бібліогр.: 16 назв. — англ.

β-Human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) is an embryonic protein secreted by the syncytiotrophoblast of the placenta. The determination of the plasma β-HCG level is routinely used for the diagnosis and the follow-up of germ cell tumors. Some adenocarcinomas have been described as being rarely associat...