Is it liver or lung cancer? An intriguing case of lung adenocarcinoma with hepatoid differentiation

We report the case of a 50-year-old man who was investigated for an incidental finding of a left lung mass following left shoulder pain over a three month period. He also had a significant raised serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level of 29,000, which raised the suspicion of hepatocellular carcinoma wi...

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Main Authors:	Bakar, N.S (Author), Eezamuddeen, M.N (Author), Esa, N.Y.M (Author), Hamdan, M.F (Author), Zamrud, R. (Author)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publications Inc. 2018
Subjects:	adenocarcinoma adult alpha fetoprotein alpha-fetoprotein anhidrosis arm weakness Article brachial plexus neuropathy bronchoscopy cancer infiltration cancer pain cancer size cancer staging case report clinical article cytokeratin 7 cytokeratin AE1 cytokeratin AE3 deterioration differential diagnosis disease duration enophthalmos family history functional status Hepatocellular differentiation hepatocyte paraffin I hepatography hepatoid adenocarcinoma homeobox protein Nkx 2.1 Horner syndrome human human tissue image guided biopsy immunohistochemistry incidental finding liver lung adenocarcinoma lung biopsy lung carcinoma lung lesion male membrane protein metastasis middle aged mucin multiphase contrasted tomography non small cell lung cancer occupational exposure opiate derivative Pancoast tumor paresthesia physical examination police positron emission tomography protein blood level ptosis radiation dose fractionation sensory neuropathy sepsis shock shoulder pain spinal cord compression survival time thorax radiography tomography tumor differentiation unclassified drug
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