Malignant hepatoma with disappearance of alpha-fetoproteinaemia after hemihepatectomy: a case report.
A 62-year-old Black man was found to have a malignant hepatoma localized to the right lobe of the liver but multicentric in origin. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was found to be present in the serum, but, after a right hemi-hepatectomy, it was no longer detectable. The implications are discussed.
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins