title: Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein mimicking testicular cancer in a patient with acute epididymitis.
abstract: Only a few cases of hereditary persistence of α-fetoprotein (HPAFP) have been published. This report presents an association between HPAFP and inflammatory testis disease, to the authors' knowledge, for the first time. HPAFP was diagnosed in a 41-year-old patient with acute epididymitis after exclusion of malignancies and benign diseases.
authors: Department of Urology, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland. dominik01.abt@kssg.ch
authors: Dominik
authors: D
authors: Abt
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Meier
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Markart
authors: Hans-Peter
authors: HP
authors: Schmid
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000150:complications*; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins