Gallbladder carcinoma producing alpha-fetoprotein

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-158

  Laurent, Matthew St ^a   Esterl Jr , Robert M ^a   Halff, Glenn A ^a   Speeg, K Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

AFP tumor marker; Undifferentiated gallbladder carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT CANCER; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0345130077     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199903000-00015     Document Type: Article

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