Elevated human chorionic gonadotropin levels in a boy with chronic kidney disease

Abstract

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is an important tumor marker in the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response in childhood cancers such as germ cell tumors and liver tumors. The effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on increased HCG is not a well-researched issue. HCG elevation of unknown cause not only causes diagnostic confusion, but also causes economic loss by necessitating many unnecessary examinations.In the current report a boy with elevated HCG levels with chronic kidney disease is presented.

Keywords

• hcg
• kronik böbrek hastalığı
• malignite
• hcg
• chronic kidney disease
• malignancy