A case report of retroperitoneal extrahepatic hepatocellular carcinoma presented with elevated level of Alpha fetoprotein

  • Yüce, Süleyman
  • Şahin, Osman Zikrullah
  • Bedir, Recep
  • Ayaz, Teslime
  • Durakoğlugil, Tuğba
Publication date
January 2014
Publisher
Lithographia
Journal
issn:1108-4189

Abstract

WOS: 000335442400018PubMed: 25125960Background: High level of alpha-fetoprotein is usually associated with testis cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma a primary tumor of the liver. Case: We report the case of a 72-year-old male patient with chronic renal failure who presented with a high alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level and a retroperitoneal mass, which was subsequently diagnosed to be an extrahepatic hepatocellular carcinoma. Conclusion: A retroperitoneal mass with elevated AFP level and no detected liver lesions is not always caused by a testicular cancer

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