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Colorectal Sarcomatoid Carcinoma: a Rare Condition with Poor Outcomes

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Vanessa M. Welten, Pamela W. Lu, Adam C. Fields, James Yoo & Nelya Melnitchouk

  2. Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Pamela W. Lu & Nelya Melnitchouk

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This work was presented as an e-poster at the virtual American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, June 6–10, 2020.

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Welten, V.M., Lu, P.W., Fields, A.C. et al. Colorectal Sarcomatoid Carcinoma: a Rare Condition with Poor Outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg 24, 2310–2313 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-020-04709-0

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