| Literature DB >> 9239638 |
P Bertram1, K H Treutner, L Tietze, V Schumpelick.
Abstract
A second case of true carcinosarcoma of the colon is reported. A 79-year-old women was diagnosed as having an obstructing tumour of the caecum and liver metastases in both lobes. Histological examination of operative specimen from a right hemicolectomy revealed malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. Despite postoperative chemotherapy, the patient died of liver failure resulting from extensive metastatic growth.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9239638 DOI: 10.1007/bf02498672
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Langenbecks Arch Chir ISSN: 0023-8236