Carcinosarcoma of the stomach with endocrine differentiation. A case report

Tumori. 1991 Aug 31;77(4):355-7. doi: 10.1177/030089169107700413.

Abstract

An unusual tumor was observed in a 67-year-old man. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of epithelial cells forming glands (CEA, EMA-positive) and spindle-shaped cells (vimentin-positive). A third component was a cell population ultrastructurally characterized by intracytoplasmic granules surrounded by a membrane; these proved to be chromogranin A-positive in the immunoperoxidase study.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurosecretory Systems / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*