Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the colon: a rare diagnosis

Swaroopa Chundru; Manjunath Nandennavar; Shashidhar V. Karpurmath; Veerendra Angadi

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211378

Authors

Swaroopa Chundru Department of Medical Oncology, Vydehi Medical College and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Manjunath Nandennavar Department of Medical Oncology, Vydehi Medical College and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Shashidhar V. Karpurmath Department of Medical Oncology, Vydehi Medical College and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Veerendra Angadi Department of Medical Oncology, Vydehi Medical College and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211378

Keywords:

Carcinosarcoma, Immunohistochemistry, Biphasic tumors, Conventional chemotherapy

Abstract

Report of a rare colon tumor treated successfully using conventional chemotherapy regimen.

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Author Biography

Swaroopa Chundru, Department of Medical Oncology, Vydehi Medical College and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

post graduate ,medical oncology

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