Alpha fetoprotein producing gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma.
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.
Utkan
Gungör
G
Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine.
Büyükçelik
Abdullah
A
Ceyhan
Koray
K
Ortabozkoyun
Levent
L
Tek
Ibrahim
I
Yalçin
Bülent
B
Dinçol
Dilek
D
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*
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins