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Carcinosarcoma of the ampulla of Vater.

Authors :
Guzmán Calderón E
Source :
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva [Rev Esp Enferm Dig] 2019 Aug; Vol. 111 (8), pp. 649-650.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Carcinosarcomas, are very rare tumors in gastrointestinal tract, and at the ampulla of Vater location, are extremely uncommon. They are also called spindle cell carcinomas or sarcomatoid carcinomas. These tumors have an aggressive clinical course with frequent metastasis. We report the case of a male patient of 64 y.o with anemia and jaundice, and a diagnosis of carcinosarcoma of the ampulla of Vater.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1130-0108
Volume :
111
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
31317759
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2019.5932/2018