Alpha-fetoprotein-producing hepatoid gastric adenocarcinoma in a child presenting with spontaneous gastric perforation

Emir, Suna; Karakurt, Neslihan; Karakus, Esra; Senel, Emrah; Kirsaclioglu, Ceyda; Demir, Haci; ORHAN, DİCLEHAN

Alpha-fetoprotein-producing hepatoid gastric adenocarcinoma in a child presenting with spontaneous gastric perforation

Emir S., Karakurt N., Karakus E., Senel E., Kirsaclioglu C., Demir H. A., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.56, no.1, pp.88-91, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 56 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2014
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.88-91
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Gastric adenocarcinoma is a rare entity in the pediatric population. Gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is seen extremely rarely in children.