title: Thyroid carcinosarcoma. A case report.
abstract: A thyroid carcinosarcoma--a rare neoplasm of the thyroid gland--in an elderly woman is described. On histological examination the tumour showed the characteristic biphasic pattern of follicular carcinoma and mesenchymal differentiation with a chondrosarcomatous component and osseous metaplasia. The clinical features and details of the histopathological and immunohistological examinations of this tumour are reported.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Barker
mesh_terms: D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*