Article
alpha-Fetoprotein producing gastric carcinomas: a comparative study of three different subtypes.
Acta pathologica japonica - 1 Nov 1993
Motoyama T, Aizawa K, Watanabe H, Fukase M, Saito K
Abstract excerpt
Nine cases of gastric carcinoma with excessive production of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were analyzed morphologically, histochemically and biochemically. Consequently, it was proposed that AFP-producing gastric carcinomas should be divided into three subtypes: (i) hepatoid type; (ii) yolk sac tumor-like type; and (iii) fetal gastrointestinal type. The data from the study suggested that the hepatoid type and the yolk...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Concanavalin A
- Female
- Histocytochemistry
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Lectins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Protein Binding