Lung carcinosarcoma
Last revised by David Luong on 12 Jul 2021
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Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Di Muzio B, et al. Lung carcinosarcoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74652
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1 Mar 2020,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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David Luong ◉
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Synonyms:
- Carcinosarcoma of the lung
- Pulmonary carcinosarcoma
- Carcinosarcoma of lungs
- Primary pulmonary carcinosarcoma
Lung carcinosarcomas are uncommon malignant biphasic tumours classified as a subtype of sarcomatoid tumours of the lung.
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Epidemiology
It is rare and thought to account for <1% of all lung cancers. There may be a greater male predilection with tumour generally occurring in heavy smokers with peak occurrence between the 5th to 8th decades of life 1.
Pathology
It is defined by coexisting histologic elements of carcinomatous (typically squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma) and sarcomatous components (eg. rhabdomyosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, and osteosarcoma).
Genetics
- TP53 mutations are often present 4
- KRAS mutations are less frequent 4
- EGFR mutations are very uncommon 4
Treatment and prognosis
Overall prognosis is generally considered poor 1. Some authors suggest carcinomatous portion tending to metastasise to regional lymph nodes whereas the sarcomatous part favouring systemic dissemination 2.
References
- 1. Braham E, Ben Rejeb H, Aouadi S, Kilani T, El Mezni F. Pulmonary carcinosarcoma with heterologous component: report of two cases with literature review. (2014) Annals of translational medicine. 2 (4): 41. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.02.10 - Pubmed
- 2. Shyu HL, Huang BS, Cheng CY, Wu JK, Wang LS, Hsu WH, Tao CW, Li WY, Huang MH, Chien KY. Carcinosarcoma of the lung: an analysis of 6 operated cases. (1994) Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed. 53 (6): 363-8. Pubmed
- 3. Gulbanu Horzum Ekinci, Osman Haciomeroglu, Serda Kanbur Metin, Ayse Ersev, Pinar Atagun Guney, Çagatay Tezel, Adnan Yilmaz. Clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of pulmonary carcinosarcoma in eight patients. (2015) European Respiratory Journal. doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA4308
- 4. Travis WD, Brambilla E, Nicholson AG, Yatabe Y, Austin JHM, Beasley MB, Chirieac LR, Dacic S, Duhig E, Flieder DB, Geisinger K, Hirsch FR, Ishikawa Y, Kerr KM, Noguchi M, Pelosi G, Powell CA, Tsao MS, Wistuba I. The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Lung Tumors: Impact of Genetic, Clinical and Radiologic Advances Since the 2004 Classification. (2015) Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. 10 (9): 1243-1260. doi:10.1097/JTO.0000000000000630 - Pubmed
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