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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Multiple carcinosarcomas of the esophagus with adeno-carcinomatous components: A case report.

Hiroshi Okamoto, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Hiroshi Naganuma, Takashi Kamei

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hiroshi OkamotoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. hi-ok-0531@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
Hiroshi KikuchiDepartment of Surgery, South Miyagi Medical Center, Miyagi 989-1253, Japan.
Hiroshi NaganumaDepartment of Pathology, Sendai City Hospital, Sendai 982-8502, Japan.
Takashi KameiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
Tohoku University · JPSendai City Hospital · JPTochigi Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCarcinosarcoma (spindle cell carcinoma) of the esophagus is an extremely rare event; the etiology and origins of this neoplasm have not yet been determined. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been associated with invasion and metastasis, and may be related to the generation of a stem cell population within this tumor. CASE SUMMARY: We present the case of a 61-year-old male with nausea and fever. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed the presence of type 1 and 0-IIc lesions located 35 cm from the incisors toward the esophago-gastric junction. Thoracoscopic esophagectomy was performed. Macroscopic analysis revealed three polypoid lesions in the abdominal esophagus that accompanied the main lesion in the lower thoracic esophagus and 0-IIc lesions that spread continuously with them. Histologically, the lesions included proliferating spindle cells. Adeno-carcinomatous components were detected in a section near the foot, and squamous cell carcinoma was identified in the mucosa at the base of the tumor. The patient was diagnosed with multiple carcinosarcomas, staged at pT1b (SM3), pN1 (#110, #7), cM0, Stage II (sarcomatous metastasis to the lymph nodes). Spindle cells did not express E-cadherin but were positive for EMT markers, including zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1, TWIST, and snail family transcriptional repressor 2. The patient has experienced no recurrence at 5 years and 2 mo after surgery.

conclusionThis report suggests that multiple sarcomatous tumors may be generated from primary squamous cell carcinoma

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AdenocarcinomaBiomarkers, TumorCarcinosarcomaEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyEsophagusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Complex and MixedNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryThoracoscopyTreatment OutcomeBiomarkers, TumorCase reportEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionEpithelial-mesenchymal transition markersEsophagusMultiple carcinosarcomasMultiple spindle cell carcinomas

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PMID32536778
PMCPMC7267695
OpenAlexW3023861940

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