title: [Pulmonary carcinosarcoma].
abstract: Sarcomatoid carcinomas of the lung are uncommon neoplasms; the concurrent presence of malignant epithelial and sarcomatoid spindle cell components show a high malignancy. Lymph node metastases at presentation is an important prognostic factor, on the other way the most patients with sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung usually presented at an advanced stage that needed a complementary therapy. The Authors report about one surgical case of pulmonary carcinosarcoma recently observed without lymph node metastases; the literature is reviewed and the histogenesis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Civile, Conegliano, Treviso.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Da Ros
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrigno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lollo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patelli
mesh_terms: D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Carcinosarcoma polmonare.