[Clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach].

Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi

Department of Oncological Surgery, The First Afilliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.

Published: May 2007

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics,diagnosis and treatment of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach.

Methods: Clinical data of 13 hepatoid adenocarcinomas of the stomach, collected from 201 cases of gastric cancer, were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: Of the 201 gastric carcinomas, there were 13 AFP-producing adenocarcinomas of the stomach, the positive rate was 6.5%. Morphologically, the tumor cells formed glandular, medullary and linear structures. Of the 13 hepatoid adenocarcinomas of the stomach, 10 cases were in gastric antrum and 10 cases were poorly differentiated. The metastasis rates of liver and lymph node in hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach were higher than those in non-hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach. The treatment of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach depended mainly on radical resection, and adjuvant chemotherapy was needed.The prognosis of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach was poor.

Conclusion: Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach has its own special tumor biological behavior and poor prognosis. Special attention should be paid to this disease.

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