title: [Prospective study on the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma by using alpha-fetoprotein reactive to lentil lectin].
abstract: Levels of alpha-fetoprotein reactive to lentil lectin (AFP-R-L) were monitored in 27 patients with 20-400 micrograms AFP/L and negative imaging. These cases finally were proven to be affected by hepatocellular carcinoma. AFP-R-L above 25% was used to define the positive result for hepatocellular carcinoma. The positivity of AFP-R-L was 63%. At the same time, AFP-R-L was detected in 71 cases of chronic liver diseases. All but one had negative AFP-R-L values. The results suggested that AFP-R-L could make a dissection 3-28 months earlier than positive imaging. An accuracy of predicting hepatoma with positive AFP-R-L was 94%. So the diagnosis of hepatoma with negative imaging could be early made by measurement of AFP-R-L.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000032:analysis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037121:Plant Lectins; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; C033619:lentil lectin