TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary pulmonary hepatoid carcinoma
T2 - Report of a case and review of the literature
AU - Lin, Shiou Fu
AU - Hsu, Wen Hu
AU - Chou, Teh Ying
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare malignancy defined as extrahepatic primary alpha-fetoprotein-producing carcinoma morphologically resembling hepatocellular carcinoma. It is extremely rare in the lungs, with ambiguous pathological descriptions and variable prognosis. Herein, we present the case of a 66-year-old man with a primary pulmonary hepatoid carcinoma in his right upper lung who received complete curative surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. No signs of recurrence or distant metastasis have been observed for 57 months postoperation. In addition, the literature is reviewed and the pathological diagnostic pitfalls are discussed.
AB - Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare malignancy defined as extrahepatic primary alpha-fetoprotein-producing carcinoma morphologically resembling hepatocellular carcinoma. It is extremely rare in the lungs, with ambiguous pathological descriptions and variable prognosis. Herein, we present the case of a 66-year-old man with a primary pulmonary hepatoid carcinoma in his right upper lung who received complete curative surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. No signs of recurrence or distant metastasis have been observed for 57 months postoperation. In addition, the literature is reviewed and the pathological diagnostic pitfalls are discussed.
KW - Alpha-fetoprotein
KW - Hepatoid carcinoma
KW - Lungs
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U2 - 10.1016/j.kjms.2013.01.007
DO - 10.1016/j.kjms.2013.01.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 24018156
AN - SCOPUS:84883797875
SN - 1607-551X
VL - 29
SP - 512
EP - 516
JO - Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
IS - 9
ER -