Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung metastasizing to the tonsil

  • Authors:
    • Luca Valle
    • Joel Thomas
    • Chul Kim
    • Eva Szabo
    • G. Thomas Brown
    • Deborah Citrin
    • Arun Rajan
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  • Published online on: April 10, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1215
  • Pages: 705-707
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Abstract

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma (HAC) is a rare tumor that typically originates in gastrointestinal tissue, such as the stomach, but can also occasionally originate in the lung. The majority of HACs express α-fetoprotein (AFP) on tumor cells, and serum AFP can be used as a marker of response to treatment or disease progression. HAC has a poor prognosis, although early diagnosis and aggressive treatment can result in long-term survival. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of HAC metastasizing to the tonsil. Irradiation using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to 30 Gray (Gy) achieved a significant, and durable tumor response. IMRT can be considered for local control of HAC at other metastatic sites of disease.
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Valle L, Thomas J, Kim C, Szabo E, Brown GT, Citrin D and Rajan A: Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung metastasizing to the tonsil. Mol Clin Oncol 6: 705-707, 2017
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Valle, L., Thomas, J., Kim, C., Szabo, E., Brown, G.T., Citrin, D., & Rajan, A. (2017). Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung metastasizing to the tonsil. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 6, 705-707. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1215
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Valle, L., Thomas, J., Kim, C., Szabo, E., Brown, G. T., Citrin, D., Rajan, A."Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung metastasizing to the tonsil". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 6.5 (2017): 705-707.
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Valle, L., Thomas, J., Kim, C., Szabo, E., Brown, G. T., Citrin, D., Rajan, A."Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung metastasizing to the tonsil". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 6, no. 5 (2017): 705-707. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1215