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Carcinosarcoma of the Esophagus
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Carcinosarcoma of the Esophagus

Zia-ur-Rehman, Inam Pal, Zubair Ahmed and Asim Qureshi
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan, Vol.20(4), pp.282-284
01/04/2010
PMID: 20392410

Abstract

General & Internal Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Science & Technology
Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus is a rare neoplasm characterized histologically by presence of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. Case report of carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction whose morphological and immunohistochemical features makes it quite distinctive from other tumours is presented. It was an ulcerated lesion diagnosed in an elderly Afghan lady located 34 cms from the incisor teeth. The patient was a smoker.

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