Unsuspected primary malignancy in the setting of elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein.
We present a patient with chronic hepatitis C, multiple liver tumors, and a marked elevation in AFP who was mistakenly thought to have hepatocellular carcinoma, but primary hepatoid adenocarcinoma arising at the gastroesophageal junction was discovered at autopsy.
PMID: 31258434 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sarmast N, Smith A, Guileyardo J Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research
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