Open AccessSarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas: A case report
Author(s) -
Dongkai Zhou,
Bo Gao,
Wang Zhang,
Xiaohui Qian,
Li-Xiong Ying,
Weilin Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i2.236
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcomatoid carcinoma , pathology , carcinosarcoma , carcinoma , pancreas , metastasis , malignancy , spindle cell carcinoma , cancer
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas (SCP) is a rare and aggressive epithelial tumor that has both epithelial and mesenchymal features. It is characterized by sarcomatous elements with evidence of epithelial differentiation. And the term "sarcomatoid carcinoma" is often confused with "carcinosarcoma".