title: Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the esophagus.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Prof. Feliks Skubiszewski Medical University, Lublin. jszumilo@wp.pl
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szumiło
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dabrowski
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zinkiewicz
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chyzyńska
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Korobowicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D018286:Carcinoma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor