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Pancreatic carcinosarcoma with the same KRAS gene mutation in both carcinomatous and sarcomatous components: molecular evidence for monoclonal origin of the tumour.
Histopathology - 1 Sept 2016
Bai Qianming, Zhang Xin, Zhu Xiaoli, Wang Lei, Huang Dan, Cai Xu, Zhou Xiaoyan, Wang Jian, Sheng Weiqi
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AIMS: To better understand the histogenesis, prognosis and feasible treatment of pancreatic carcinosarcoma, a rare type of neoplasia. METHODS AND RESULTS: We investigated eight additional cases of pancreatic carcinosarcoma at a single institution, including the clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and KRAS mutation characteristics. We have also reviewed the current literature on this rare type of neoplasia,...
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