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

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. A 12-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with complaint of abdominal pain. X-ray revealed free air densi...

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Main Authors: Suna Emir, Neslihan Karakurt, Esra Karakuş, Emrah Şenel, Ceyda Kırsaçlıoğlu, Hacı Ahmet Demir, Diclehan Orhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2014-02-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1321
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