Clinicopathological Characteristics and Outcome of Primary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma and Carcinosarcoma of the Liver

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1715-1726

  Wang, Qi Bo ^a   Cui, Bo Kang ^a   Weng, Jian Ming ^b   Wu, Qiu Liang ^a   Qiu, Ji Liang ^a   Lin, Xiao Jun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carcinosarcoma; Liver; Prognosis; Sarcomatoid carcinoma; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA; CARCINOSARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARCINOSARCOMA; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865478763     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1946-y     Document Type: Article

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