An unusual case of hepatic carcinosarcoma.
G Chir
; 32(8-9): 372-3, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-22018259
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of a hepatic carcinosarcoma with rabdomyosarcomatous differentiation in its sarcomatous component. A 71-year old Caucasian female patient underwent a liver resection for a 4-cm lesion developed on an underlying HCV-related cirrhosis. Post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 5 days after surgery. At pathology, the tumor presented the features of hepatocellular carcinoma and rhabdomyosarcoma Three months later the patient experienced a liver recurrence, dying 2 months later for systemic disease. The reported case presents several peculiarities, i.e. the female gender, the HCV-related cirrhotic status, and the European origin of the patient. However, the outcome of our case confirms that this neoplasm pursues a highly aggressive course with poor prognosis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carcinossarcoma
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
G Chir
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália