Elevated alpha-foetoprotein and hepatic metastases--it's not always what it seems!
| Autor: | Adam Boyce, David Goldstein, Gavin Marx |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Poor prognosis Time Factors Gastroenterology Metastasis Risk Factors Stomach Neoplasms Internal medicine Medicine α foetoprotein Humans In patient Risk factor Aged business.industry Stomach digestive oral and skin physiology Liver Neoplasms Hematology Middle Aged medicine.disease digestive system diseases Clinical research medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Hepatocellular carcinoma alpha-Fetoproteins business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology. 13(1) |
| ISSN: | 0923-7534 |
| Popis: | Gastric cancers that secrete alpha-foetoprotein (AFP) are a rare but well defined entity. These tumours tend to be aggressive with a poor prognosis. Recognition and identification of this group of patients is important in influencing prognosis, treatment options and further clinical research into this entity. We report three cases of gastric cancers associated with elevated AFP. This entity should be considered in patients with hepatic lesions and an elevated AFP without risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma or in patients with associated gastric symptoms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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