Carcinosarcoma on Ascending Colon Found by Bowel Perforation: A Case Report
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
; : 368-372, 2010.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-103034
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
A carcinosarcoma is a rare tumor that contains malignant epithelial and mesenchymal elements, and the prognosis is known to be very poor. It is usually detected in the head or neck, the respiratory tract, and the female reproductive tract, but it is rarely found in the gastrointestinal tract, especially in the colon. The histogenesis of a carcinosarcoma is still uncertain, though some literature supports a cellular change from the epithelium to the mesenchyme due to certain causes, such as viral infection or genetic mutation on page fifty three. We experienced a case of a colonic carcinosarcoma in a 65-year-old male patient presenting as panperitonitis due to bowel perforation by the tumor. A right hemicolectomy with lymph node dissection was performed. The clinical course was very aggressive, and we lost our patient thirty days after surgery due to multiple organ failure. Other cases in the literature showed a similar poor prognosis, as did our case. Treatment for a carcinosarcoma is radical surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy if necessary.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Zoonoses
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Sistema Respiratório
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Carcinoma
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Carcinossarcoma
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Quimioterapia Adjuvante
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Colo
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Trato Gastrointestinal
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Colo Ascendente
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Epitélio
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Cabeça
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo