Alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer mimicking extragonadal testicular cancer.
A case of alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma mimicking an extragonadal testicular cancer in a 28-year-old man is presented. This rare kind of tumor should be included in differential diagnosis in young patients without evidence of primary testicular malignancies.
Becker
T
T
Department of Urology, Phillips University, Marburg, Germany. tbecker@post.med.uni-marburg.de
Hegele
A
A
Varga
Z
Z
Schwetlick
I
I
Heidenreich
A
A
Hofmann
R
R
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins