Carcinosarcoma
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Knipe H, Gaillard F, Kang O, et al. Carcinosarcoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-11094
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Carcinosarcomas
Carcinosarcomas are highly malignant biphasic tumors with both carcinomatous (epithelial) and sarcomatous (bone, cartilage, or skeletal muscle) components.
Pathology
It can arise in many organs:
- lung 5: pulmonary carcinosarcoma
- esophagus 1: esophageal carcinosarcoma
- genitourinary tract 2
- ovary 7: ovarian carcinosarcoma
- salivary glands 3,4
- thyroid 6: thyroid carcinosarcoma
References
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