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Modeling Oral-Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in 3D Organoids
Published on: December 23, 2022
A case of huge esophageal carcinosarcoma
Mu Hu1, Xiu-Yi Zhi1, Ke-Lin Sun1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus is a rare malignant neoplasm with both epithelial and mesenchymal (sarcomatous) components. We describe a case of a 72-year-old man with a huge esophageal tumor which could often have been considered inoperable. However, the patient underwent a curative resection and had a good prognosis. In this report, we suggest that carcinosarcomas have a lower tendency of invasion, even late in their course. We therefore recommend aggressive surgical resection of this kind of tumor.
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