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Metastatic colon cancer triggering an acute attack of variegate porphyria

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Abbreviations

CA:

cancer antigen

CEA:

carcinoembryonic antigen

AFP:

alpha-fetoprotein

HCC:

hepatocellular carcinoma

NSE:

neuron-specific enolase

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany

    S. Hanneken, V. Kuerten & N. J. Neumann

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology und Infectiology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany

    M. Hoernke

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Hanneken, S., Kuerten, V., Hoernke, M. et al. Metastatic colon cancer triggering an acute attack of variegate porphyria. Int J Colorectal Dis 24, 127–128 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-008-0537-6

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