Gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma resulting in a spontaneous gastric perforation: a case report and review of the literature

Gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma resulting in a spontaneous gastric perforation: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma (GHAC) is an atypical form of gastric cancer (GC) that has similar tissue morphology to hepatocellular carcinoma and frequently produces alpha-fetoprotein. We present an exceedingly rare case of GHAC resulting in a spontaneous gastric perforation....

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Main Authors: Junichi Yoshizawa, Satoshi Ishizone, Meguru Ikeyama, Jun Nakayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Alpha-fetoprotein
Case report
Gastric cancer
Gastric perforation
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3357-7

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