Carcinosarcoma of the liver with mesenchymal differentiation.

Abstract:

:We report an extremely rare case where a mesenchymal differentiation, especially embryonal sarcoma, was demonstrated in cholangiocarcinoma. At autopsy, a yellowish-white tumor (15 cm x 12 cm) was found in the right hepatic lobe, and there were several daughter nodules in both hepatic lobes. Histologically, most of the main tumor and all of the daughter nodules examined showed sarcomatous changes (spindle cells, pleomorphic cells and hyalization). Histologic examination of a part of the main tumor disclosed a focus of adenocarcinoma within the tumor. The frequent transitions between the adenocarcinomatous areas and the sarcomatous areas suggested that sarcomatous transformation occurred in the cholangiocarcinoma and then spread rapidly. Immunohistochemically, the adenocarcinomatous elements were positive for cytokeratin, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and epithelial membrane antigen, and negative in the sarcomatous cells. Vimentin was positive only in the sarcomatous elements. The findings of the present case support the view that carcinosarcomas represent carcinomas that develop sarcomatous elements via metaplasia of the epithelial element.

journal_name

World J Gastroenterol

authors

Sumiyoshi S,Kikuyama M,Matsubayashi Y,Kageyama F,Ide Y,Kobayashi Y,Nakamura H

doi

10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.809

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-02-07 00:00:00

pages

809-12

issue

5

eissn

1007-9327

issn

2219-2840

journal_volume

13

pub_type

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