COLON CANCER WITH A HIGH SERUM α-FETOPROTEIN LEVEL.

Authors :: Kato, Kazuya
Matsuda, Minoru
Ingu, Akira
Imai, Masato
Kasai, Shinichi
Mito, Michio
Kobayashi, Tatsuo
Source :: American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature); May1996, Vol. 91 Issue 5, p1045-1046, 2p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: We report on a patient with colon cancer and a very high serum α-fetoprotein level. This 75-yr-old man presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. An abdominal CT scan as well as ultrasonography showed a tumor in the cecum. Serum α-fetoprotein level was extremely high (3,070 ng/ml). At laparotomy, a large was found in the cecum, and a right hemicolectomy was performed. Histological examination, including immunohistochemical study, showed an adenocarcinoma of the colon producing α-fetoprotein. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]