title: [Alpha Fetoprotein-producing Lung Adenocarcinoma].
abstract: We report a case of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) -producing lung adenocarcinoma. A 53-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to right pneumothorax. Computed tomography showed right moderate pneumothorax, a solid tumor in the upper lobe (S3) and mediastinal lymph node swelling. The serum AFP level was as high as 223.0 ng/ml. Frozen examination revealed a low-differentiated adenocarcinoma. Based on the pathological and immunohistochemical findings, the tumor was diagnosed as AFP-producing lung adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Toshiharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Kimiaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: Muneo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minowa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins