[A case of alpha-fetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen and human chorionic gonadotropin producing renal cell carcinoma].
A 51-year-old woman was admitted with a complaint of a left hypochondralgia and an abdominal mass. Laboratory testing showed a markedly increased alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level (234,700 ng/ml). The enlargement of the left kidney and the adrenal gland was noted by CT scan and a tumorous thrombus was shown by inferior caval venography. The patient underwent a left nephrectomy, a combined resection of the spleen, tail of the pancreas and the removal of a tumorous caval thrombus. The patients AFP level gradually decreased after surgery. In a histological study, the tumor was diagnosed as a renal cell carcinoma and the presence of AFP, CEA, and HCG in the cancer cells was demonstrate by means of the "PAP" method.
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins