title: [Serum alpha 1-fetoprotein and extrahepatic digestive cancers. Apropos of 4 further cases].
abstract: The authors report four new cases of primary digestive carcinoma other than hepatoma with alpha 1 feto-protein in the serum (greater than 200 ng/ml). Two were carcinoma of the colon without liver metastases. The remaining two were also colonic carcinoma but with liver metastases. In the first cases, alpha 1 feto-protein disappear after surgical procedure. In spite of the rareness of primary digestive carcinoma with presence of alpha 1 feto-protein noted until now, these cases require reconsideration of the idea that AFP is specific for hepatoma.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins
vernacular_title: Alpha 1 foeto-protéine sérique et cancers digestifs extra-hépatiques. A propos de quatre nouvelles observations.