Colon cancer with a high serum alpha-fetoprotein level
Kato, K.; Matsuda, M.; Ingu, A.; Imai, M.; Kasai, S.; Mito, M.; Kobayashi, T.
American Journal of Gastroenterology 91(5): 1045-1046
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9270 PMID: 8633553 Document Number: 457368
We report on a patient with colon cancer and a very high serum alpha-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 alpha-fetoprotein level was extremely high (3,070 ng/ml). At laparotomy, a large mass was found in the cecum, and a right hemicolectomy was performed. Histological examination, including immunohistochemical study, showed an adenocarcinoma of the colon producing alpha-fetoprotein.