Simultaneous breast cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma in a male patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis and a normal serum alpha-fetoprotein level

Male breast cancer is rare, accounting for about 1% of all breast cancers. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with liver cirrhosis in 70%–80% of cases; serum alpha-fetoprotein level is normal in less than half of HCC cases. We describe an 80-year-old male patient who experienced nausea and...

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Main Authors: Li-Chun Kao, Kwok-Wan Yeung, Chie-Yen Chang, Tsung-Wei Kang, Chen-Ling Tang, Jyh-Ching Chen, Tit-Cheng Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300616301604