title: Hepatocellular carcinoma in a pregnant woman detected by routine screening of maternal alpha-fetoprotein.
abstract: A 26-year-old pregnant woman was diagnosed as having hepatocellular carcinoma at 16 weeks of gestation when extremely high levels of alpha-fetoprotein were found on a routine screening examination. The pregnancy was terminated, and a right hepatectomy was performed. Although such cases are rare, this one suggests that early measurement of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein in a pregnant woman with hepatitis B surface antigenemia may allow the timely detection of a hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins