Abstract
Carcinosarcomas are very uncommon tumors, which are comprised of both malignant epithelial
and mesenchymal elements. They occur most commonly in the head and neck, respiratory
tract, and female reproductive organs. In the gastrointestinal tract, they are most
often found in the oropharynx, esophagus, and, to a lesser extent, in the stomach.
Carcinosarcomas rarely originate from the colon, but when they do, they are extremely
aggressive malignancies. We report the radiologic and pathologic findings of a patient
with a carcinosarcoma believed to have arisen from the colon and which involved the
adjacent mesentery and omentum.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 02, 2004
Accepted:
September 14,
2004
Received:
September 2,
2004
Footnotes
☆From the monthly Radiology–Pathology Conferences at Winthrop-University Hospital.
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© 2005 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
