Hepatic metastases from hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma
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Hepatoid adenocarcinoma is a special type of extrahepatic adenocarcinoma that morphologically mimics hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Clinical and immunohistochemical features of hepatoid adenocarcinoma are similar to those of HCC, such as elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, immunoreactivity with AFP, polyclonal carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and alpha-1 antitrypsin. Because of these clinical and pathological features, it is difficult to differentiate hepatic metastasis of hepatoid adenocarcinoma from HCC. Moreover, the imaging findings of hepatoid adenocarcinoma are not well known. Therefore, we report a case of hepatic metastases from hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach mimicking HCC with image findings and a review of the literature.
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