[Adrenal hepatoid carcinoma producing alpha-fetoprotein: a case report].
A case of left adrenal hepatoid carcinoma is reported. The patient was a 57-year-old male and his chief complaint was general fatigue. Preoperative laboratory data showed markedly increased levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) (30,500 ng/ml) and PIVKA-II (3.01 AU/ml). Both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance computed tomography (MRCT) showed left adrenal tumor (8 x 5 cm). Angiography showed hypervascular tumor over the upper pole of the left kidney. Thoracoabdominal nephro-adrenalectomy was performed. Histological examination demonstrated hepatoid carcinoma of the left adrenal gland. AFP was positive in the tumor cells. The levels of both AFP and PIVKA-II dropped to the normal range postoperatively. Hepatoid carcinoma in the urological field is very rare. As hepatoid carcinoma in the Japanese literature in the urological field, there were only 4 cases of renal tumor, 2 cases of renal pelvic tumor, 2 cases of retroperitoneal space and 1 case of urachal tumor. This is the first report of adrenal hepatoid carcinoma in Japan.
Yoshioka
M
M
Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine.
Ihara
H
H
Shima
H
H
Mori
Y
Y
Ikoma
F
F
Ueno
Y
Y
Uematsu
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015415:Biomarkers; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000032:analysis; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D015415:Biomarkers; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D011498:Protein Precursors; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; C008208:acarboxyprothrombin; D011516:Prothrombin