True carcinosarcoma of the colon. Case report

Langenbecks Arch Chir. 1997;382(3):173-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02498672.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinosarcoma / drug therapy
  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology
  • Carcinosarcoma / secondary*
  • Carcinosarcoma / surgery
  • Cecal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Cecal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cecal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Cecum / pathology
  • Cecum / surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Colectomy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cystadenoma, Serous / drug therapy
  • Cystadenoma, Serous / pathology
  • Cystadenoma, Serous / surgery
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver / surgery
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery
  • Ovariectomy
  • Ovary / pathology