title: Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a carcinosarcoma (CS) of the gallbladder in an 83-year-old woman. Ultrasonography found an enlarged gallbladder with thickened walls, a 3-cm gallstone, and a polypoid mass in the fundus. Pathological examination revealed neoplastic tissue composed of sarcomatous and glandular components. Twelve months later, the patient is alive. We review 24 other cases in the literature to outline the characteristics of this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Institut Des Maladies de L'Appareil Digestif, Service de Chirurgie C, Hôpital St-Eloi, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fagot
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laffay
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Domergue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baumel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans