High serum alpha-fetoprotein and positive immunohistochemistry of alpha-fetoprotein are related to poor prognosis of gastric cancer with liver metastasis

Abstract Liver metastasis in gastric cancer is incurable. Alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer has a poor prognosis and is prone to liver metastasis. We investigated the association between preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein levels, liver metastasis, and expression of primitive enterocyte ph...

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Main Authors: Yuriko Takayama-Isagawa, Kengo Kanetaka, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Akira Yoneda, Shinichiro Ito, Susumu Eguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54394-1