Increased alpha-fetoprotein levels in mixed mesodermal tumor of the ovary.
2 Cases of mixed mesodermal tumor of the ovary with elevated peripheral levels of alpha-fetoprotein (alpha-FP) were studied. The morphology of these tumors is presented. The finding of hyaline droplets of alpha-FP is of special interest. The histogenesis of the tumor was reappraised in light of the increased level of the marker.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins