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Rare disease
α-fetoprotein produced by endometrioid adenocarcinoma of uterus
  1. Ali Akhavan1,
  2. Mojgan Karimi Zarchi2,
  3. Mahmood Akhavan Tafti3,
  4. Hossein Navabii4
  1. 1Radiologist Department, Shahid Sadoghi University, Yazd, Iran
  2. 2Gynecologist Department, Shahid Sadoghi University, Yazd, Iran
  3. 3Pathology Department, Shahid Sadoghi University, Yazd, Iran
  4. 4Shahid Sadoghi Hospital, Yazd, Iran
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ali Akhavan, ali52akhavan{at}yahoo.com

Summary

α-fetoprotein (AFP) producing adenocarcinoma of endometrium is a rare tumour. It is mostly high grade and has poor prognosis. Lung metastases are common. In this article, the authors present a case of a 57-year-old woman with AFP producing adenocarcinoma of endometrium and history of bilateral metachronous breast cancer, with lung, subcutaneous and brain metastases.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5830

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