title: Alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer mimicking extragonadal testicular cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Phillips University, Marburg, Germany. tbecker@post.med.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hegele
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Varga
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schwetlick
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heidenreich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hofmann
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins