PMID: 15243395Jul 10, 2004Paper

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the colon: report of a case and review of the literature

Gastroentérologie Clinique Et Biologique
Gilles MacaigneRenaud Deplus

Abstract

Sarcomatoid carcinomas or carcinosarcoma are rare tumors composed of mixed carcinoma cells and mesenchymal cells. Thirteen cases with colorectal involvement have been published to date. We report a case of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the colon in a 67-Year-old woman hospitalized with a history of anemia and bloody stools. The patient underwent a left hemicolectomy. Immunohistochemistry revealed two cell components (undifferentiated carcinomatous and sarcomatous components). The patient died of her tumor 2 Months after the operation. Our review of the literature stresses the poor prognosis associated with colonic sarcomatoid carcinoma.

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Jun 26, 2008·Pathology International·Yeon Jun JeongMyoung-Ja Chung
Dec 15, 2010·Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology·Hong Jin ShimJung Gu Kang

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