TRUE CARCINOSARCOMA OF THE COLON

Authors
BERTRAM P TREUTNER KH TIETZE L SCHUMPELICK V
Citation
P. Bertram et al., TRUE CARCINOSARCOMA OF THE COLON, Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie, 382(3), 1997, pp. 173-174
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00238236
Volume
382
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
173 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-8236(1997)382:3<173:TCOTC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A second case of true carcinosarcoma of the colon is reported. A 79-ye ar-old women was diagnosed as having an obstructing tumour of the caec um and liver metastases in both lobes. Histological examination of the operative specimen from a right hemicolectomy revealed malignant epit helial and mesenchymal components. Despite postoperative chemotherapy, the patient died of liver failure resulting from extensive metastatic growth.