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Case Reports
. 1995 Jul;27(3):277-9.
doi: 10.1080/00313029500169113.

Alpha-fetoprotein-producing adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon with possible hepatoid differentiation

G R Hocking  1 , M Shembrey, D Hay, A G Ostör
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Alpha-fetoprotein-producing adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon with possible hepatoid differentiation

G R Hocking et al. Pathology. 1995 Jul.

Abstract

A patient with adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon producing alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is described. Hepatoid differentiation is suggested by the morphological appearance and production of hepatic-type AFP. The possible histogenesis of such a tumor is discussed.

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