Background: Many types of tumors can arise in the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising from the esophageal epithelia, adenocarcinoma arising from the gastric mucosa, or Barrett's esophageal mucosa are frequently observed in the EGJ. However, adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) has been rarely observed in this area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe patient was a 61-year-old woman who presented to the hospital with the chief complaints of anemia and thrombocytopenia. There was a mass in her left breast, and a needle biopsy with pathology revealed invasive ductal carcinoma, which was HR-positive and HER2-negative. A PET scan revealed multiple bone metastases, which were confirmed on bone marrow biopsy, leading to the diagnosis of bone marrow carcinomatosis.
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