Table 1 Previous reports about cases of carcinosarcoma of Vater’s papilla
From: Carcinosarcoma of Vater’s papilla: case report of a rare neoplasm and review of the literature
Author | Year | Sex | Age | Chief complaint | Operation | Adjuvant therapy | Lymph node metastasis | Prognosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kench [11] | 1997 | F | 46 | Melena, fatigue, dyspnea | PD | NA | Positive | Died (8 POM) |
Kijima [12] | 1999 | M | 46 | Jaundice, liver dysfunction | PD | NA | NA | NA |
Tanaka [7] | 2008 | F | 70 | Jaundice, loss of appetite | PPPD | NA | Positive | Alive (24 POM) |
Rao [8] | 2016 | M | 67 | Abdominal discomfort, weight loss | PD | None | Positive | Alive (5 POM) |
Izumi [9] | 2016 | M | 73 | Jaundice | SSPPD | None | Negative | Alive (5 POM) |
This case | F | 76 | Jaundice, loss of appetite, general malaise | SSPPD | Gemcitabine | Positive | Died (7 POM) | |