A Case of Alpha-Fetoprotein Producing Adenocarcinoma of the Lung.

No, Eun Ji; Hur, Jin Won; Lee, Sung Soon; Lee, Young Min; Lee, Hyuk Pyo; Kim, Joo In; Choi, Soo Jeon; Yum, Ho Kee; Choi, Suk Jin; Kim, Chan Hwan; Lee, Hyun Kyung

doi:2006.61.1.70

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2006;61(1):70-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2006.61.1.70 Published online July 1, 2006.

A Case of Alpha-Fetoprotein Producing Adenocarcinoma of the Lung.

Eun Ji No, Jin Won Hur, Sung Soon Lee, Young Min Lee, Hyuk Pyo Lee, Joo In Kim, Soo Jeon Choi, Ho Kee Yum, Suk Jin Choi, Chan Hwan Kim, Hyun Kyung Lee

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Korea. drpulmo@inje.ac.kr
²Department of Radiology, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Korea.

Abstract

Alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) is a plasma protein produced in the fetal liver, yolk sac and gastrointestinal tract. The plasma level of AFP decreases markedly 1 year after birth. The AFP level is usually increased in hepatocellular carcinoma and yolk sac tumor but is rare in a primary lung cancer. We report a case of primary adenocarcinoma of lung producing high levels of AFP.

Key Words: Alpha-fetoprotein, Lung cancer, Adenocarcinoma