Tag: seminoma

  • Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

    Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

    The alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein of fetal serum (hence its name) that slowly disappears after birth, replaced with albumin, and is then presented to trace. His reappearance in children or adults is observed in cancers of the liver and testis. During pregnancy it is found in maternal blood with a significant concentration up to…