title: [The prognostic value of focusylated alpha-fetoprotein measurement in liver cancer patients after surgery].
abstract: Postoperative change of focusylation index (FI) of serum alpha-fetoprotein (F-AFP) and the result of surgery were studied in 34 patients of hepatocellular carcinoma. In 23 patients, serum F-AFP was disappeared with serum AFP turning negative and no tumor recurrence heppaned within the first 6 months postoperatively. In 4 patients, owing to hepatitis or active cirrohosis in the remained liver, serum AFP didn't turn negative, but FI of AFP was obviously decreased, follow-up found no signs of tumor recurrence within the first 6 months. In 5 of 7 patients, with decreased postoperative serum AFP levels and unchanged FI, tumor recurred. These results showed that postoperative F-AFP monitoring is helpful in evaluating surgical efficacy in liver tumor producing AFP.
authors.affiliation: Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University.
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Z Q
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011379:Prognosis; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D037102:Lectins; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins