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carcinosarcoma
(redirected from carcinosarcomas)

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carcinosarcoma /car·ci·no·sar·co·ma/ (kahr″sĭ-no-sahr-ko´mah) a malignant tumor composed of carcinomatous and sarcomatous tissues.
embryonal carcinosarcoma  Wilms' tumor.

car·ci·no·sar·co·ma (kärs-n-sär-km)
n.
A malignant neoplasm that contains elements of carcinoma and sarcoma. Also called sarcocarcinoma.

carcinosarcoma
[kär′sinōsärkō′mə] pl. carcinosarcomas, carcinosarcomata
Etymology: Gk, karkinos + sarx, flesh, oma, tumor
a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinomatous and sarcomatous cells. Tumors of this type may occur in the esophagus, thyroid gland, and uterus.

carcinosarcoma
a malignant tumor composed of carcinomatous and sarcomatous tissues.

embryonal carcinosarcoma
a rapidly developing, malignant mixed tumor of the kidneys, made up of embryonal elements.


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