ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN-PRODUCING ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE SIGMOID COLON WITH POSSIBLE HEPATOID DIFFERENTIATION

Authors
HOCKING GR SHEMBREY M HAY D OSTOR AG
Citation
Gr. Hocking et al., ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN-PRODUCING ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE SIGMOID COLON WITH POSSIBLE HEPATOID DIFFERENTIATION, Pathology, 27(3), 1995, pp. 277-279
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
Pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00313025
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
277 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-3025(1995)27:3<277:AAOTSC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A patient with adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon producing alpha-fet oprotein (AFP) is described. Hepatoid differentiation is suggested by the morphological appearance and production oi hepatic-type AFP. The p ossible histogenesis of such a tumor is discussed.