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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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Tumors that were initially thought to be primary lung osteosarcomas proved to be carcinosarcomas upon additional sampling.
Pulmonary Sarcomatous Tumors by Leslie A Litzky / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
1-6) True carcinosarcomas of the larynx and the hypopharynx represent less than 1% of all malignant neoplasms in this area.
Supracricoid partial laryngectomy as a primary treatment for ... by Mosqueda-Taylor, Adalberto / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Some studies have reported negative results for c-Kit in uterine mesenchymal tumors,118,144,145 but other describe c-Kit positivity in leiomyosarcomas and carcinosarcomas.
Application of Immunohistochemistry to Gynecologic Pathology by Khush Mittal and Robert Soslow and W G McCluggage / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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