Open AccessPSEUDOSARCOMATOUS CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS
Author(s) -
Sasaki Kohsuke,
Tani Shigeki,
Nagamine Yoshiaki,
Takahashi Manabu
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1978.tb00916.x
Subject(s) - esophagus , pathology , carcinoma , lymph node metastasis , medicine , anatomy , metastasis , biology , cancer
A case of pseudosarcomatous carcinoma of the esophagus with metastasis to lymph node was presented and the literature was reviewed briefly. Transition from carcinomatous to sarcomatous picture was noted and the presence of tonofibrils and deemosomes was demonstrated by electron microscope in the cells with sarcomatous features. These Andings suggested an epithelial origin of the sarcomatous component in pseudosarcomatoue cardnoma.