Primary lung cancer producing alpha-fetoprotein.
Reports of alpha-fetoprotein-producing lung tumors are rare. Only 24 such patients with these tumors have been previously studied. We report the case of a patient with a large cell carcinoma of the lung and a serum alpha-fetoprotein level of 9,300 ng/mL, with no evidence of hepatic or other systemic abnormalities. Serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein returned to normal postoperatively.
Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical College, Japan.
T
T
Okunaka
H
H
Kato
C
C
Konaka
H
H
Yamamoto
K
K
Furukawa
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins