Smoking was assessed in 308 (62.2%) patients, histopathology in 478 (96.6%), burned‐out tumour (pathologically or radiologically) in 492 (99.4%), biggest diameter of retroperitoneal lesion in 490 (99.0%), biggest dimension of mediastinal lesion in 490 (99.0%), vessels compression – 369 (74.5%), D‐dimer concentration – 426 (86.1%), aPTT – 413 (83.4%), fibrinogen – 351 (70.9%), AFP – 492 (99.4%), hCG – 492 (99.4%) and LDH – in 494 (99.8%) patients. The gene discussed is AFP; the disease is neoplasm.