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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2021

A 50-Year-Old Man with Fulminant Alpha-Fetoprotein-Producing Gastric Carcinoma and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.

Raffaele Longo, Philippe Carassou, Cassandre Leguay, Sarah Basin, Victoire Thiebaut, Elena-Adinisia Paraschiv, Ana-Maria Enea

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raffaele LongoDivision of Medical Oncology, Metz Thionville Regional Hospital, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
Philippe CarassouDivision of Hematology, Metz Thionville Regional Hospital, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
Cassandre LeguayDivision of Medical Oncology, Metz Thionville Regional Hospital, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
Sarah BasinDivision of Medical Oncology, Metz Thionville Regional Hospital, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
Victoire ThiebautDivision of Medical Oncology, Metz Thionville Regional Hospital, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
Elena-Adinisia ParaschivDivision of Pathology, Metz Thionville Regional Hospital, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
Ana-Maria EneaDivision of Neurology, Metz Thionville Regional Hospital, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
Centre Hospitalier Régional de Metz-Thionville · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric carcinoma (AFPGC) is a rare but aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is usually associated with several tumors, including gastric cancer, but only a few cases have been reported in patients with AFPGC. This report describes a case of advanced-stage AFPGC associated with DIC in a 50-year-old White man. CASE REPORT A 50-year-old, White, non-smoker man was hospitalized for a recent left hemiparesis associated with anorexia and loss of weigh. Clinically, we had multiple, hard, irregular, subcutaneous nodules, left supraclavicular lymph nodes, and a left, complete hemiparesis. Laboratory tests showed a DIC. A whole-body CT scan documented multiple lymph node, liver, subcutaneous, bone, and muscular metastases, a right femoral venous thrombosis, a left popliteal arterial thrombosis, and splenic and renal infarcts. The patient underwent an excisional biopsy of a subcutaneous lesion. Histology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of a metastasis from a high-grade AFPGC. Before starting any systemic treatment, the patient presented a massive intraventricular brain hemorrhage, quickly leading to his death. CONCLUSIONS We report a case of metastatic AFPGC associated with a DIC and multiple venous and arterial thromboses resulting in a fatal intracerebral hemorrhage. AFPGC is a distinctive and very difficult to diagnose tumor showing aggressive behavior and poor prognosis.

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CarcinomaDisseminated Intravascular CoagulationStomach NeoplasmsThrombosisalpha-FetoproteinsHumansMaleMiddle Agedalpha-Fetoproteins

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PMCPMC7942205
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