pseudosarcoma

[soo″do-sahr-ko´mah]

sarcomatoid transformation of a carcinoma histologically resembling a sarcoma.

pseu·do·sar·co·ma

(sū'dō-sar-kō'mă),

A bulky polyploid malignant tumor of the esophagus, composed of spindle cells with a focus of squamous cell carcinoma; spindle cells may be epithelial or metaplastic malignant fibroblasts.

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pseudosarcoma

A tumor mimicking a sarcoma, the significance of which differs according to site of origin Oral cavity Spindle cell carcinoma, a type of SCC. See Spindle cell cacinoma Soft tissue

1. Pseudosarcomatous fasciitis Nodular fasciitis;.

2. Pseudo-KS, see there Urogenital tract Inflammatory pseudotumor A small, sessile and/or friable 'tumor' with ↑ cellularity and ↑ mitotic activity, which bleeds easily and occurs at the site of recent surgery to the bladder, prostate or vagina, representing a florid inflammatory response to a local insult. See Inflammatory pseudotumor. Cf Sarcoma.

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A malignant biphasic neoplasm consisting of an epithelial (squamous) element and mesenchymal component is known as a carcinosarcoma (also known as pleomorphic carcinoma, spindle cell carcinoma, pseudosarcoma, and pseudosarcomatous squamous cell carcinoma) [1, 2] although the exact nomenclature and subclassifications are variable [3].

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[11] Since these tumours consist of admixtures of both classical squamoid and spindle shaped sarcomatoid cells, different terms such as carcinosarcoma, metaplastic carcinoma, pseudosarcoma, sarcomatoid carcinoma, spindle cell carcinoma are used to describe them.

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Melanoma in which spindle cells predominate has been termed "pseudosarcoma".

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Malignant tumours simulating AAM include mixed mesodermal tumours, malignant fibrous histiocytomas, botyroid pseudosarcoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas squamous cell carcinomas and extramucosal anal adenocarcinomas.

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Liposarcomas have to be differentiated from benign entities such as a true lipoma or, in our patient with a BMI of 61, pseudosarcoma of the morbidly obese.

High-grade pleomorphic liposarcoma of the breast

Since then, it has also been called pseudosarcoma, spindle cell carcinoma, and sarcomatoid carcinoma.

Carcinosarcoma of the oesophagus--a rare mixed type of tumor

Carcinosarcoma is sometimes called by several other names (pseudosarcoma, sarcomatoid carcinoma, pleomorphic carcinoma, and pseudocarcinosarcoma), not all of which are correct.

Supracricoid partial laryngectomy as a primary treatment for carcinosarcoma of the larynx

(72,82,139-150) We prefer the term inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, which encompasses a variety of terms in the literature, including inflammatory pseudotumor, pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic tumor, inflammatory pseudosarcomatous fibromyxoid tumor, and fibromyxoid pseudotumor; this term is reflective of the low-grade nature of this lesion and does not incite the same alarm and confusion as the terms that include pseudosarcoma.

The Application of Immunohistochemical Biomarkers in Urologie Surgical Pathology

Cutaneous carcinosarcomais a biphasic malignant tumor made up of both epithelial and mesenchymal components, (2,5,6,11,13,14) Our review of the literature revealed a lack of consensus regarding terminology, as this entity is variously referred to as spindle-cell carcinoma, sarcomatoid carcinoma, metaplastic carcinoma, and pseudosarcoma. (14)

Primary carcinosarcoma of the helix of the ear

Sarcomatoid carcinoma (so-called pseudosarcoma) of the larynx simulating malignant giant cell tumor of soft parts: a case report.

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