Alpha-fetoprotein-producing poorly differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma: hepatoid carcinoma?

We report the case of a 42-Year-old man with a poorly differentiated gastric cancer revealed by a very high level of serum alpha-fetoprotein-protein, associated with liver metastasis, and treated by chemotherapy. We discuss the possible diagnosis of hepatoid carcinoma.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gastroentérologie clinique et biologique 2004-01, Vol.28 (1), p.77-79
Hauptverfasser:	Kmieciak Le Corguillé, Monika, Petitjean, Bruno, Beaulieu, Sandrine, Vitte, René-Louis, Tennenbaum, Ruth, Rocher, Philippe, Eugène, Claude
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - metabolism Adenocarcinoma - pathology alpha-Fetoproteins - biosynthesis Humans Male Middle Aged Stomach Neoplasms - metabolism Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of a 42-Year-old man with a poorly differentiated gastric cancer revealed by a very high level of serum alpha-fetoprotein-protein, associated with liver metastasis, and treated by chemotherapy. We discuss the possible diagnosis of hepatoid carcinoma.
ISSN:	0399-8320
DOI:	10.1016/S0399-8320(04)94850-6