Brain Tumours

Intracranial germ cell tumours (GCT) – Tumor marker

Histology

AFP

ß-HCG

Germinoma

-

-/(+)

Embryonalcarcinoma (+)

- -

Yolk sac tumour Choriocarcinoma Teratom / matura od. immatura

+++

-

+++ -/(+)

-/(+)

Mixed GCT

-/(+)/+++

-/(+)/+++