Alpha-fetoprotein-producing colon cancer with atypical bulky lymph node metastasis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 7715-7716

  Fu, Kuangi ^a,b   Kobayashi, Akihiro ^b   Saito, Norio ^b   Sano, Yasushi ^b   Kato, Shigeharu ^b   Ikematsu, Hiroaki ^b   Fujimori, Takahiro ^a   Kaji, Yasushi ^a   Yoshida, Shigeaki ^b  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Bulky lymph node metastasis; Colon cancer; Colonoscopy; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL MASS; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON BIOPSY; COLON ULCER; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33845999565     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7715     Document Type: Article

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