Persistent increase in alpha-fetoprotein level in a patient without underlying liver disease who underwent curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. A case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is an oncofetal protein produced by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). AFP level can also be elevated in other neoplastic or non-neoplastic conditions. An elevated AFP level has high diagnostic significance for HCC; at a level of >200 ng/mL, the probability of H...

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Main Authors: Di Carlo, Isidoro, Mannino, Maurizio, Toro, Adriana, Ardiri, Annalisa, Galia, Antonio, Cappello, Giovanni, Bertino, Gaetano
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BioMed Central 2012
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Case Report
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407768/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22559879
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-10-79
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