title: Carcinosarcoma of the renal pelvis.
abstract: Carcinosarcoma of the renal pelvis is a rare neoplasm, with 7 cases reported. This lesion should be differentiated from a sarcomatoid variant of renal cell carcinoma; it is usually associated with a poor prognosis. We report an additional case of renal pelvic carcinosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Dimitriou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gattuso
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Coogan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008297:Male; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins