A retroperitoneal mass with elevated alpha-1-fetoprotein: not always a testicular carcinoma.
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چکیده
High levels of alpha-1-fetoprotein are usually associated with nonseminoma carcinoma of the testis or hepatocellular carcinoma of the liver. We describe a male patient with extrahepatic hepatocellular carcinoma who presented with a large retroperitoneal mass and extremely high alpha-1-fetoprotein levels. The importance of taking an adequate biopsy specimen cannot be emphasised enough since both prognosis and treatment are completely different.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Netherlands journal of medicine
دوره 68 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010