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***# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">E</span><span style="color:#ff0000">C</span>''' | ***# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">E</span><span style="color:#ff0000">C</span>''' | ||
***# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">C</span><span style="color:#ff0000">horiocarcinoma</span>''' | ***# '''<span style="color:#0000ff">C</span><span style="color:#ff0000">horiocarcinoma</span>''' | ||
*** '''Upper limit: <5 mU/mL''' | *** '''Upper limit: <5 mU/mL''' | ||
****'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Levels > 10,000 IU/L are usually associated with choriocarcinoma.</span>''' | |||
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Serum half-life: 24 to 36 hours</span>''' (2019 AUA Update Peds Testis Tumours says 24-48 hours) | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Serum half-life: 24 to 36 hours</span>''' (2019 AUA Update Peds Testis Tumours says 24-48 hours) | ||
*** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Other causes of elevated hCG:</span>''' | *** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Other causes of elevated hCG:</span>''' | ||