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Predominant sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung concurrent with jejunal metastasis and leukocytosis

Sarcomatoid carcinoma is an extremely rare biphasic tumor characterized by a combination of malignant epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Limited data on sarcomatoid carcinoma showed that most cases occurred with advanced local disease and metastasis, and paraneoplastic syndromes were rare. We present...

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Autores principales: Jia, Jun, Ren, Jun, Gu, Jin, Di, Lijun, Song, Guohong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PagePress 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21139960
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2010.e44
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Sumario:Sarcomatoid carcinoma is an extremely rare biphasic tumor characterized by a combination of malignant epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Limited data on sarcomatoid carcinoma showed that most cases occurred with advanced local disease and metastasis, and paraneoplastic syndromes were rare. We present the case of a 63-year-old man with lung sarcomatoid carcinoma associated with jejunum metastasis and leukocytosis, and its clinical, macroscopic, and histopathological features. This case emphasizes the importance of recognizing paraneoplastic syndromes and metastasis of sarcomatoid carcinoma at diagnosis.