Difference between revisions of "Placental alkaline phosphatase"

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==Positive==
==Positive==
*[[Intratubular germ cell neoplasia]].
*[[Intratubular germ cell neoplasia]].
*[[Seminoma]].
*[[Embryonal carcinoma]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:56, 15 August 2014

Placental alkaline phosphatase, abbreviated PLAP, is a common marked used for assessing suspected germ cell tumours.

It has largely been replaced by OCT4.

Negative

Positive

See also

References

  1. Hawkins, E.; Heifetz, SA.; Giller, R.; Cushing, B. (Apr 1997). "The prepubertal testis (prenatal and postnatal): its relationship to intratubular germ cell neoplasia: a combined Pediatric Oncology Group and Children's Cancer Study Group.". Hum Pathol 28 (4): 404-10. PMID 9104938.