BACKGROUND
Lens culinaris agglutin (LCA)-affinity electrophoresis resolves serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) into three isoforms, AFP-L1, -L2 and -L3. The ratio of AFP-L3 to total AFP (AFP-L3%) is frequently high in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, and thus, it is widely used for early diagnosis
Two patients with testicular tumors whose serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) persisted to show an abnormally high concentration are reported. Case 1 : A 42-year-old male who had been suffering from chronic hepatitis, underwent left high orchiectomy for a left testicular tumor in 1998. Diagnosis was an
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