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  • Title: True carcinosarcoma of the colon. Case report.
    Author: Bertram P, Treutner KH, Tietze L, Schumpelick V.
    Journal: Langenbecks Arch Chir; 1997; 382(3):173-4. PubMed ID: 9239638.
    Abstract:
    A second case of true carcinosarcoma of the colon is reported. A 79-year-old women was diagnosed as having an obstructing tumour of the caecum and liver metastases in both lobes. Histological examination of operative specimen from a right hemicolectomy revealed malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. Despite postoperative chemotherapy, the patient died of liver failure resulting from extensive metastatic growth.
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