%0 Journal Article %A M Leader %A J R Jass %T Increased alpha-fetoprotein concentration in association with ileal adenocarcinoma complicating Crohn's disease. %D 1984 %R 10.1136/jcp.37.3.293 %J Journal of Clinical Pathology %P 293-297 %V 37 %N 3 %X A considerably raised serum alpha-fetoprotein concentration was found in a patient with an ileal adenocarcinoma. alpha-fetoprotein was shown in both the primary tumour and the hepatic metastases by an immunoperoxidase technique. A raised alpha-fetoprotein concentration in association with ileal adenocarcinoma has not been described previously, and it is notable that the first such case should occur as a complication of longstanding Crohn's disease. %U https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/37/3/293.full.pdf