Journal of Liver Cancer

Yuri Cho

1 Article

A Case of Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma with High Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Mimicking Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Yuri Cho, Yoon Jun Kim; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2014;14(1):37-40. Published online March 31, 2014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17998/jlc.14.1.37

Abstract PDF: Hepatoid adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer with both adenocarcinomatous and hepatocellular differentiation. Hepatoid adenocarcinoma has a typical character of high serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level. A 61-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain and hepatic mass. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a 20 cm sized mass in liver. A huge hepatic mass looked like primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on liver CT and MRI. Also, serum AFP was elevated to 24215.7 ng/mL. Right trisectionectomy was done under the impression of HCC. However, the result of pathological findings including immunohistochemical staining revealed that it was a hepatoid adenocarcinoma which was originated from gallbladder