A rare case of recurrent alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer without re-elevation of serum AFP

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-114

  Tomiyama, K ^a   Takahashi, M ^b   Fujii, T ^b   Kunisue, H ^b   Kanaya, Y ^b   Maruyama, S ^b   Yokoyama, N ^b   Shimizu, N ^a   Soda, M ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Himeji St Mary's Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein producing gastric cancer; Local recurrence; Serum alpha fetoprotein level

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER FAILURE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SECRETION; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 33645281141     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400114     Document Type: Article

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