{"title":"Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus: report of two cases.","authors":"L H Javid, S I Schabel, G M Rittenberg","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carcinosarcomas are malignant tumors containing both epidermal and mesodermal components. They are rare in the esophagus, but when present frequently have a characteristic radiographic appearance presenting as a bulky, intraluminal, polypoid filling defect. Although capable of metastatic spread, their usual indolent nature offers a relatively favorable prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":76463,"journal":{"name":"Revista interamericana de radiologia","volume":"4 4","pages":"193-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1979-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Revista interamericana de radiologia","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Carcinosarcomas are malignant tumors containing both epidermal and mesodermal components. They are rare in the esophagus, but when present frequently have a characteristic radiographic appearance presenting as a bulky, intraluminal, polypoid filling defect. Although capable of metastatic spread, their usual indolent nature offers a relatively favorable prognosis.