Carcinosarcoma of Vater’s papilla: case report of a rare neoplasm and review of the literature

Abstract Background Carcinosarcoma is a rare tumor that includes both carcinoma and sarcoma components. It develops commonly in the female reproductive tract, most often in the uterus. However, as there are a small number of similar cases in the English literature, we would like to present a rare ca...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Rumi Itoyama, Yo-ichi Yamashita, Yosuke Nakao, Toshihiko Yusa, Naoki Umezaki, Takanobu Yamao, Shigeki Nakagawa, Hirohisa Okabe, Katsunori Imai, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Daisuke Hashimoto, Akira Chikamoto, Hideo Baba
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2019-01-01
Subjects:	Carcinosarcoma Vater’s papilla Stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy Chemotherapy
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0575-z