[Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the colon: report of a case and review of the literature].
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.
Macaigne
Gilles
G
Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, Hôpital de Lagny-Marne-la-Vallée, 77405 Lagny-sur-Marne Cedex. gmacaigne@ch-lagny77.fr
Aouad
Khalil
K
Boivin
Jean-François
JF
Bellaïche
Annie
A
Auriault
Marie-Luce
ML
Picard
Daniel
D
Deplus
Renaud
R
D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000166:cytology*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology*