Sarcomatoid carcinoma (carcinosarcoma) of the esophagus with extensive areas of osseous differentiation: A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-51

  Kwatra, Kanwardeep S ^b   Prabhakar, B R ^a   Jain, S ^a   Grewal, Jagdev S ^b  

^a M D O Cancer Treatm/Res Found   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone; Carcinosarcoma; Esophagus; Sarcomatoid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; PSEUDOSARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR GROWTH; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CARCINOSARCOMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0038247686     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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