title: Carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. soleriod@libero.it
authors.forename: Dino
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Solerio
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruffini
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camandona
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raggio
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dei Poli
mesh_terms: 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