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Case Reports
. 2005 Apr;44(4):294-8.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.294.

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)- and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP)-producing adenocarcinoma of the stomach with liver metastasis in a patient with chronic hepatitis C

Tetsuro Sohda  1 , Yoshitaka Tomioka, Shinjiro Inomata, Isamu Morita, Koichi Eguchi, Kunihiko Aoyagi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Shotaro Nakamura, Shotaro Sakisaka
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Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)- and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP)-producing adenocarcinoma of the stomach with liver metastasis in a patient with chronic hepatitis C

Tetsuro Sohda et al. Intern Med. 2005 Apr.
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Abstract

A 45-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of chronic hepatitis C and a large liver tumor accompanied by increased serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP), the tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma. Endoscopic examination revealed advanced gastric cancer. Biopsy specimens of the stomach and liver showed gastric adenocarcinoma and its metastasis to the liver. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that adenocarcinoma cells both of the stomach and liver, were positive for the antibodies against AFP as well as DCP. Expression of AFP mRNA was shown in the cancer cells of the stomach. Accordingly, we diagnosed this patient with AFP- and DCP-producing adenocarcinoma of the stomach together with liver metastasis.

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