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A Case of Rectal Carcinoma with Elevated Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein |
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| Authors: | KANAI, KOICHI KAMIYA, NAOKI KAKO, MAKOTO NAKAJIMA, TAKEYUKI FUNAKI, HARUO INOUE, NOBORU |
| Affiliation: | *Second Department of Medicine, University of Hamamatsu School of Medicine Hamamatsu **Department of Surgery, Oji Hospital Tokyo ***Department of Medicine, Oji Hospital Tokyo |
| Abstract: | A gradual increase in serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) had beenobserved in a patient with liver cirrhosis and the complicationof rectal carcinoma was disclosed 18 months later. The concentrationof serum AFP decreased rapidly after removal of the tumor andreached a normal value within a month. The level of serum AFP has remained normal and the patient hasbeen well since the operation. There has been no clinical evidenceof the existence of a liver tumor and the production of AFPby the rectal carcinoma cells was suggested. |
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