[Bronchopulmonary carcinosarcoma].
BACKGROUND
Bronchopulmonary carcinosarcoma is an uncommon neoplasm consisting of mixed malignant epithelial and mesenchymal cells.


METHODS
We report a case of bronchopulmonary carcinosarcoma in a 62-year-old man illustrating some characteristics of this tumor of poor prognosis and unknown histogenesis.


CONCLUSIONS
Bronchopulmonary carcinosarcoma has clinical and X rays features identical to those of bronchopulmonary epithelial malignant tumors. Most of the authors consider that a totipotential cell might be at the origin of this "mixed" tumor. Although 90% of bronchopulmonary carcinosarcomas are resectable, their prognosis is worse than that of other lung cancers, with a 6-month median survival.
Service de pneumologie, Pavillon Laënnec, Strasbourg, France.
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N
Schmitz
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E
Quoix
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B
Gasser
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G
Pauli
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Carcino-sarcome bronchopulmonaire.