Pulmonary Carcinosarcoma: A Case Report of Biphasic Lung Tumor

Pulmonary carcinosarcoma is an unusual biphasic tumor of the lung with carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. We report a case in a 71-year-old female who presented with a 13-cm lung mass. Microscopic examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma and chondrosarcoma with focal spindle cell atypia....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Devi, Pooja, Singh, Natasha, Tortora, Mathew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31700745
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5643
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Sumario:Pulmonary carcinosarcoma is an unusual biphasic tumor of the lung with carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. We report a case in a 71-year-old female who presented with a 13-cm lung mass. Microscopic examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma and chondrosarcoma with focal spindle cell atypia. In the most recent version of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, carcinosarcoma is included in the category of sarcomatous neoplasms with a poorer prognosis than non-small cell lung carcinoma.

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