Comparative study of sarcomatoid carcinoma and carcinosarcoma of the pancreas: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SCP) and carcinosarcoma (CSP) of the pancreas are extremely rare entities and little is known about their characteristics. Using a population-based cancer registry, we aimed at improving our understanding of these entities with a focus on the comparison between these two entities.

Methods

Patients with SCP or CSP were identified through the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected and compared. Survival was compared using the Kaplan-Meier method and analyzed using the log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards models.

Results

A total of 85 patients with SCP and 32 patients with CSP were included in the study. There was no difference in the patient age, race dist

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372257 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature