ABSTRACT
Objective
Measuring serum and cerebrospinal fluid human chorionic gonadotropin
(hCG) is essential for the diagnosis of intracranial germ cell tumors.
There are three types of hCG-related markers in clinical use: hCGβ,
intact hCG, and total hCG. The best marker for the diagnosis of
intracranial germ cell tumors, especially germinoma, is currently
unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of these
hCG-related markers.