alpha-Fetoprotein-producing (hepatoid) carcinoma of the fallopian tube.
This report describes a case of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing carcinoma of the fallopian tube. The patient was a 52-year-old woman who presented with an abnormally high serum level of AFP. A left adnexal mass was discovered in the subsequent close examination. Hysterectomy and adnexectomy revealed a 3 x 3 x 4-cm tumor in the fimbriae of the left tube. Histologically and immunohistochemically, the tumor was diagnosed as an AFP-producing (hepatoid) carcinoma arising in the fallopian tube. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a tumor appearing in the tube. This case supports the view that hepatoid cells may also arise from the müllerian epithelium.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City Jousai Hospital, Japan.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins