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 ...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.展开更多
文摘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.
