Positive Alpha-Fetoglobulin in a Case of Gastric Carcinoma
1971; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 285; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1056/nejm197111042851906
ISSN1533-4406
AutoresMichael Kozower, Karim A. Fawaz, Harry M. Miller, Marshall M. Kaplan,
Tópico(s)Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
ResumoALPHA-fetoglobulin is a protein found in the serum of many patients with a primary hepatoma and in occasional patients with primitive gonadal tumors. Its presence in gastrointestinal cancers is not generally appreciated.1 2 3 4Case ReportA 69-year-old man was admitted to the New England Medical Center Hospitals with increasing epigastric pain and anorexia of several months' duration. Six months earlier, a transurethral prostatic resection had been performed for symptoms of prostatism. The resected specimens showed prostatic adenocarcinoma.On physical examination, multiple spider angiomas were present on the fingers and lips. The liver was firm, hard and grossly enlarged. The stool guaiac . . .
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