Alpha-fetoprotein-producing adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon with possible hepatoid differentiation.
A patient with adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon producing alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is described. Hepatoid differentiation is suggested by the morphological appearance and production of hepatic-type AFP. The possible histogenesis of such a tumor is discussed.
Department of Pathology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins