Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma producing alpha-fetoprotein: case report

Cetin A., Bahat Z., Cikesiz P., Demirbag N., Yavuz E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.241-244, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.241-244
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a useful tumor marker for germ cell tumors of the ovary and is valuable for both diagnosis and follow-up. However, it is very rare for an epithelial ovarian carcinoma to secrete AFP.