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Carcinosarcoma

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Carcinosarcoma Of The Esophagus, Ziaur Rehman, Inam Pal, Zubair Ahmad, Asim Qureshi Jan 2010

Carcinosarcoma Of The Esophagus, Ziaur Rehman, Inam Pal, Zubair Ahmad, Asim Qureshi

Section of General Surgery

Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus is a rare neoplasm characterized histologically by presence of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. Case report of carcinosarcoma of the esophagogastric junction whose morphological and immunohistochemical features makes it quite distinctive from other tumours is presented. It was an ulcerated lesion diagnosed in an elderly Afghan lady located 34 cms from the incisor teeth. The patient was a smoker.