title: Alpha fetoprotein producing gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Gastric carcinoma generally as presents adenocarcinoma and rarely shows a hepatoid pattern, it may or not produce alpha-fetoprotein. The interpretation of the lesion may be difficult in a patient with a hepatic mass and raised alpha-fetoprotein level. A 51 year old man with hepatoid adenocarcinoma in stomach, producing alpha-fetoprotein is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Gungör
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Utkan
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Büyükçelik
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ortabozkoyun
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tek
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yalçin
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dinçol
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins