Abstract
The authors present two rare cases of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lower thoracic esophagus in a 73-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man. The histogenesis, clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis of this unusual tumor are also discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
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Carcinoma, Giant Cell / diagnosis
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Carcinosarcoma / chemistry
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Carcinosarcoma / secondary*
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Carcinosarcoma / surgery
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Cell Nucleus / ultrastructure
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Cytoplasm / ultrastructure
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Esophageal Neoplasms / chemistry
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Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / diagnosis
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Humans
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Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis
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Male
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Melanoma / diagnosis