Year 2019 / Volume 111 / Number 8
Letter
Carcinosarcoma of the ampulla of Vater

649-650

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2019.5932/2018

Edson Guzmán Calderón,

Abstract
Carcinosarcomas, are very rare tumors in gastrointestinal tract, and at the ampulla of Vater location, are extremely uncommon. They are also called spindle cell carcinomas or sarcomatoid carcinomas. These tumors have an aggressive clinical course with frequent metastasis. We report the case of a male patient of 64 y.o with anemia and jaundice, and a diagnosis of carcinosarcoma of the ampulla of Vater.
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Publication history

Received: 23/09/2018

Accepted: 28/10/2018

Online First: 18/07/2019

Published: 31/07/2019

Article Online First time: 298 days

Article editing time: 311 days


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