title: Alpha-1-fetoprotein in a patient with a poorly differentiated carcinoma of the anterior mediastinum.
abstract: A case of a mediastinal tumor which was associated with the production of AFP is described. The diagnostic significance of an elevated serum concentration of AFP is reviewed in both neoplastic and non-neoplastic clinical situations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005326:Fetal Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005326:Fetal Proteins; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins