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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2/2015

01-06-2015 | Case Report

Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder with Heterologous Differentiation: a Case Report

Authors: Mansi Faujdar, Shubha Gupta, Rohit Jain, Deepa Wadhwani

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 2/2015

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Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare neoplasm. Carcinosarcoma, as the name implies, is characterized by the presence of both malignant epithelial and sarcomatous components [1‐3, 6, 7, 10, 14]. It has been described in many locations of the body including the uterus, lung, esophagus, liver, kidney, ovary, and pancreas [3]. The most common site is the uterus [4]. We report a case of carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder with heterologous differentiation in a 60-year-old woman along with a review of available literature. …
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Metadata
Title
Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder with Heterologous Differentiation: a Case Report
Authors
Mansi Faujdar
Shubha Gupta
Rohit Jain
Deepa Wadhwani
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9692-5

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