Adenosquamous Cancer

Clinicopathologic study of primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver reviewed

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 16th, 2005

Researchers performed a clinicopathologic study of primary adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the liver.

"ASC is a rare tumor of the liver, which carries a poor prognosis. In this study, we reviewed reported cases of ASC and examined their clinicopathologic features. A computer MEDLINE search found 65 histologically defined primary ASC cases reported in the literature from 1975 to 2003, including our case," scientists in Japan reported.

"Of these, detailed data were obtained for 42 cases, and these were subsequently investigated clinicopathologically. Among the 42 cases, 34 were reported to have died of ASC and 5 cases were alive at the time of the...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-08-16)

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