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The values for serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) and serum and CSF alpha fetoprotein (AFP) across histology in 77 cases that underwent resection (not biopsy) are shown. Germinomas were often accompanied by elevated HCG, while immature teratomas were often associated with elevated AFP. Abbreviations; G: germinoma, MT: mature teratoma, ImT: immature teratoma, NGGCT: non-germinomatous germ cell tumor.
