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PATHOLOGY OF THE SCROTUM
MALIGNANT TESTICULAR TUMORS AND TUMOR MARKERS
• ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVELS MAY ALSO BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF AN INTRATESTICULAR MASS IS MALIGNANT.
• AN ELEVATED AFP LEVEL IS MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH EMBRYONAL CELL CARCINOMA, TERATOMAS, AND YOLK SAC TUMORS.
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