A rare tumor located in the anorectal junction: sarcomatoid carcinoma.
Sarcomatoid carcinoma is a very rare tumor. Though it has been more than a century since sarcomatoid carcinoma was first described by Wirchow, many unresolved points remain. Histogenesis and nomenclature are controversial. A proper management has not been defined. Patients suffering from this aggressive tumor have a very poor prognosis. However, in this paper a case with a disease-free survival of more than five years is reported.
Oztürk
Ersin
E
Departments of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. tunyil@uludag.edu.tr.
Yilmazlar
Tuncay
T
Yerci
Omer
O
D000368:Aged; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery