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True carcinosarcoma of the colon. Case report
P Bertram1, K H Treutner, L Tietze
1Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
A second case of true carcinosarcoma of the colon is reported. A 79-year-old women was diagnosed as having an obstructing tumour of the caecum and liver metastases in both lobes. Histological examination of operative specimen from a right hemicolectomy revealed malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. Despite postoperative chemotherapy, the patient died of liver failure resulting from extensive metastatic growth.