Alpha-Fetoprotein-Producing Carcinoma of the Gallbladder.
- Author:
Young Ha OH
;
Haeng Ji KANG
;
Hyoung Guen LEE
;
Eun Kyung HONG
;
Yong Il KIM
;
Jung Dal LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alpha-fetoprotein-producing carcinoma;
Gallbladder
- MeSH:
Male;
Humans;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Tumor Markers, Biological
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
1996;30(5):453-456
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a well-known tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoblastoma, and yolk sac tumors. There are several studies on AFP-producing tumors that arose from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, lung, kidney, and urachal tract. AFP-producing carcinoma of the gallbladder is extremely rare. We report a case of AFP-producing carcinoma of the gallbladder without liver involvement in a 58-year-old man with a gallstone, on which clinical, morphologic, and immunohistochemical studies were performed.
