Carcinosarcoma of the Uterine Corpus with Alpha-Fetoprotein-Producing Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma: A Report of Two Cases

We report two cases of uterine carcinosarcoma associated with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing hepatoid adenocarcinoma. Samples were obtained from two women aged 63 and 82 years. Serum AFP levels of the two samples were 10,131 and 401 ng/ml, respectively. Histologically, in both cases the tumor cel...

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Main Authors: Ryuji Kawaguchi, Naoto Furukawa, Yoshihiko Yamada, Hidekazu Ooi, Hiroshi Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/330239