Editing Germ Cell Tumours (section)

===== <span style="color:#ff0000">Post-orchiectomy tumour markers</span> =====
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Uses (2):</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Evaluate for metastases in the case of persistently elevated/rising post-orchiectomy tumour markers</span>'''
*#* Tumour marker levels should normalize after 4 half-lives[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818947]
*#**Serum AFP levels should return to normal levels 20–28 days after effective therapy.
*#*If borderline elevated (within 3x upper limit of normal) post-orchiectomy markers (AFP and hCG), confirm a rising trend before management decisions are made as false-positive elevations may occur.
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Evaluate for recurrence during surveillance and after completion of therapy (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery).</span>'''