AFP PRODUCING HEPATOID GASTRIC CANCER -A CASE REPORT-
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AFP-producing hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach: a case report
Hepatoid gastric adenocarcinoma is a distinct variant of gastric carcinoma which represents a comparatively small percentage of the disease and in many cases is producing high serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). We report a case of an 85 year old woman who presented with epigastric and right upper quadrant pain and was found in a CT scan to have multiple liver nodules and a gastric antrum mass as we...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The journal of the Japanese Practical Surgeon Society
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0386-9776
DOI: 10.3919/ringe1963.53.2981