Open AccessCarcinosarcoma of the ampulla of Vater
Author(s) -
Edson Guzmán Calderón
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.5932/2018
Subject(s) - medicine , ampulla of vater , carcinosarcoma , ampulla , jaundice , obstructive jaundice , gastrointestinal tract , pathology , carcinoma , radiology , general surgery
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.