title: Primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver is a rare subtype of cholangiocarcinoma. Adenosquamous carcinoma, which consists of both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma components. A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a 1-year history of anorexia and general fatigue. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) disclosed a mass, 8 cm in diameter, with low-density located and central necrosis in the right lobe segment of the liver. Because of the rapid development of the liver tumor, the patient died of liver failure 10 months after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shengqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Dongdong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lidong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ruijie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yunfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Primary liver tumor; adenosquamous carcinoma