Carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction.
Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus and the stomach are rare neoplasms characterized by the simultaneous presence of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. There is no report in the literature of carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction. We present a case of carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction whose unique clinical presentation, surgical issues, morphological and immunohistochemical features makes it quite distinctive from similar cases observed in the esophagus or in the stomach.
Solerio
Dino
D
General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. soleriod@libero.it
Ruffini
Enrico
E
Camandona
Michele
M
Raggio
Eleonora
E
Castellano
Isabella
I
Dei Poli
Marcello
M
D000368:Aged; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery