Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
A 65-year-old man presented to our hospital with abdominal pain, dyspepsia and anorexia. Laboratory tests showed an altered liver function and abdomen ultrasonography revealed multiple liver nodules, suspected to be metastatic lesions. Serous tumor markers were elevated and a very high level of alph...
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| author | A. Lunghi P. Petreni R.G. Romanelli F. Vizzutti F. Marra R. Tarquini G. Laffi |
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| description | A 65-year-old man presented to our hospital with abdominal pain, dyspepsia and anorexia. Laboratory tests showed an altered liver function and abdomen ultrasonography revealed multiple liver nodules, suspected to be metastatic lesions. Serous tumor markers were elevated and a very high level of alpha-fetoprotein was found. Computer tomography confirmed the hepatic lesions and disclosed a thickening of the lesser curvature of the gastric wall. A subsequent endoscopy showed an ulcer on the lesser curvature. Biopsies taken from the gastric ulcer and the liver nodule revealed an adenocarcinoma, both of gastric origin. Shortly after the diagnosis, the patient's condition worsened and he died only 15 days later. This case report illustrates how alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric adenocarcinomas have a high incidence of venous and lymphatic invasion and a rapid hepatic spread with a very poor prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ca1bd15939d4310a5ab85fbf6de772e2022-12-22T02:57:24ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752014-01-0171929610.1159/000358509358509Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureA. LunghiP. PetreniR.G. RomanelliF. VizzuttiF. MarraR. TarquiniG. LaffiA 65-year-old man presented to our hospital with abdominal pain, dyspepsia and anorexia. Laboratory tests showed an altered liver function and abdomen ultrasonography revealed multiple liver nodules, suspected to be metastatic lesions. Serous tumor markers were elevated and a very high level of alpha-fetoprotein was found. Computer tomography confirmed the hepatic lesions and disclosed a thickening of the lesser curvature of the gastric wall. A subsequent endoscopy showed an ulcer on the lesser curvature. Biopsies taken from the gastric ulcer and the liver nodule revealed an adenocarcinoma, both of gastric origin. Shortly after the diagnosis, the patient's condition worsened and he died only 15 days later. This case report illustrates how alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric adenocarcinomas have a high incidence of venous and lymphatic invasion and a rapid hepatic spread with a very poor prognosis.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/358509Alpha-fetoproteinGastric cancerTumor markerLiver metastases |
| spellingShingle | A. Lunghi P. Petreni R.G. Romanelli F. Vizzutti F. Marra R. Tarquini G. Laffi Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Oncology Alpha-fetoprotein Gastric cancer Tumor marker Liver metastases |
| title | Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Aggressive Gastric Carcinoma Producing Alpha-Fetoprotein: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | aggressive gastric carcinoma producing alpha fetoprotein a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | Alpha-fetoprotein Gastric cancer Tumor marker Liver metastases |
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