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sarcomatoid carcinoma

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sarcomatoid carcinoma
An epithelial malignancy that can arise in any epithelial surface–eg, oral, anorectal, bladder, etc; the cells are spindled and simulate a sarcoma Diagnosis Keratin ID's by immunohistochemistry


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For example, cells of another type of cancer called pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma are very similar in appearance (as well as other characteristics) to malignant sarcomatoid mesothelioma.
In this context, the doctors undertook a study to investigate the utility of diagnostic immunohistochemistry for distinguishing sarcomatoid mesothelioma from its histological mimics, high-grade sarcoma and pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma.
Cases with a diagnosis of small cell carcinoma, mixed non-small cell and small cell lung carcinoma, giant cell carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, sarcomatoid carcinoma, and basaloid carcinoma were excluded.
 
 
 
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