Alpha-fetoprotein-producing transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: A case report

Chang Hsien Lu, Wen Chi Chou, Yu Shin Hung, Kun Yun Yeh, Swei Sheu, Chuang Chi Liaw*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report a 76-year-old man with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Although the serum level of AFP was 1,428 ng/ml, and he was anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) antibody-positive, liver tumors were not detected by either a computed tomography (CT) scan or a hepatic angiography. However, removal of a bladder tumor by transurethral resection and subsequent pathological examination revealed a grade III transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Furthermore, immunohistochemical detection of AFP was diffuse-positive. After the tumor partially responded to concomitant chemoradiotherapy, the serum AFP levels decreased to 966 ng/ml. However, the tumor eventually progressed with multiple lung metastases, and serum AFP levels increased to 3,906 ng/ml. In conclusion, AFP-producing TCC of urinary bladder is rare, and the nature and pathophysiology remains unclear and warrants further investigation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)567-570
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Urology and Nephrology
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alpha-fetoprotein
  • Transitional cell carcinoma
  • Urinary bladder

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