Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)-Negative Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach and its Associated Uncommon Features With a Review.

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach is a rare histologic subtype of gastric carcinoma. Morphologically, it shows hepatocyte-like features and the tumor cells can show the expression of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the tumor cells as well as in serum. There are a few AFP-negative hepatoid adenocarcinoma tumors that have been reported in the literature.