Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach: A Challenging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Disease through a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach: A Challenging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Disease through a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach (HAS) is a rare aggressive tumor with hepatocellular differentiation. HAS often produces alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and metastasizes to the lymph nodes and the liver. Molecular studies revealed Her2 amplification and overexpression, association with p53 mutations,...

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Main Authors: Najla Fakhruddin, Hisham F. Bahmad, Tarek Aridi, Yara Yammine, Rami Mahfouz, Fouad Boulos, Ahmad Awada, Fadi Farhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
hepatoid adenocarcinoma
stomach
alpha fetoprotein
liver metastasis
case report
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00164/full

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