Primary pulmonary hepatoid carcinoma: Report of a case and review of the literature

Primary pulmonary hepatoid carcinoma: Report of a case and review of the literature

Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare malignancy defined as extrahepatic primary alpha-fetoprotein-producing carcinoma morphologically resembling hepatocellular carcinoma. It is extremely rare in the lungs, with ambiguous pathological descriptions and variable prognosis. Herein, we present the case of a 66-y...

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Main Authors: Shiou-Fu Lin, Wen-Hu Hsu, Teh-Ying Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-09-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Alpha-fetoprotein
Hepatoid carcinoma
Lungs
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X13000284

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