Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor

Oesophageal carcinosarcoma is a rare type of oesophageal cancer composed of both squamous cells and sarcomatous cells. We report a case of a 71 year old man presenting with dysphagia and weight loss. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a bulky mass with a preliminary diagnosis of only oesophageal c...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Au, Joyce T., Sugiyama, Gainosuke, Wang, Hongbei, Nicastri, Anthony, Lee, Daniel, Ko, Wilson, Tak, Vinay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
Materias:
Upper GI Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.7.7
_version_ 1782268910161100800
author Au, Joyce T.
Sugiyama, Gainosuke
Wang, Hongbei
Nicastri, Anthony
Lee, Daniel
Ko, Wilson
Tak, Vinay
author_facet Au, Joyce T.
Sugiyama, Gainosuke
Wang, Hongbei
Nicastri, Anthony
Lee, Daniel
Ko, Wilson
Tak, Vinay
author_sort Au, Joyce T.
collection PubMed
description Oesophageal carcinosarcoma is a rare type of oesophageal cancer composed of both squamous cells and sarcomatous cells. We report a case of a 71 year old man presenting with dysphagia and weight loss. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a bulky mass with a preliminary diagnosis of only oesophageal carcinoma, and the oesophageal mass was resected with a transhiatal oesophagectomy. On surgical pathology, it was discovered that the tumor had both squamous cell and sarcomatous cell components, and the final diagnosis was changed to oesophageal carcinosarcoma. We discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this unique entity.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3649142
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2010
publisher JSCR Publishing Ltd
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-36491422013-05-14 Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor Au, Joyce T. Sugiyama, Gainosuke Wang, Hongbei Nicastri, Anthony Lee, Daniel Ko, Wilson Tak, Vinay J Surg Case Rep Upper GI Surgery Oesophageal carcinosarcoma is a rare type of oesophageal cancer composed of both squamous cells and sarcomatous cells. We report a case of a 71 year old man presenting with dysphagia and weight loss. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a bulky mass with a preliminary diagnosis of only oesophageal carcinoma, and the oesophageal mass was resected with a transhiatal oesophagectomy. On surgical pathology, it was discovered that the tumor had both squamous cell and sarcomatous cell components, and the final diagnosis was changed to oesophageal carcinosarcoma. We discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this unique entity. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649142/ /pubmed/24946341 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.7.7 Text en © JSCR
spellingShingle Upper GI Surgery
Au, Joyce T.
Sugiyama, Gainosuke
Wang, Hongbei
Nicastri, Anthony
Lee, Daniel
Ko, Wilson
Tak, Vinay
Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor
title Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor
title_full Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor
title_fullStr Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor
title_full_unstemmed Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor
title_short Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor
title_sort carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus – a rare mixed type of tumor
topic Upper GI Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.7.7
work_keys_str_mv AT aujoycet carcinosarcomaoftheoesophagusararemixedtypeoftumor
AT sugiyamagainosuke carcinosarcomaoftheoesophagusararemixedtypeoftumor
AT wanghongbei carcinosarcomaoftheoesophagusararemixedtypeoftumor
AT nicastrianthony carcinosarcomaoftheoesophagusararemixedtypeoftumor
AT leedaniel carcinosarcomaoftheoesophagusararemixedtypeoftumor
AT kowilson carcinosarcomaoftheoesophagusararemixedtypeoftumor
AT takvinay carcinosarcomaoftheoesophagusararemixedtypeoftumor

Ejemplares similares