Partial spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma: A case with high concentrations of serum lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha fetoprotein

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 97-103

  Yano, Yoichi ^a   Yamashita, Fumihiko ^a   Kuwaki, Kotaro ^a   Fukumori, Kazuta ^a   Kato, Osamu ^a   Kiyomatsu, Kazumitsu ^a   Sakai, Takenori ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Yamasaki, Fumio ^b   Ando, Eiji ^c   Sata, Michio ^c  

^a Saga Social Insurance Hospital   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Serum lens culinaris agglutinin reactive AFP (AFP L3); Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; LENS CULINARIS AGGLUTININ REACTIVE ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CELL DEATH; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMISSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; PLANT LECTINS;

EID: 32844469595     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.52.97     Document Type: Article

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