title: [Carcinosarcoma of the scalp].
abstract: A 41-year-old patient had a large and quick growing tumor of the scalp, known during many years. The histopathologic and immunohistochemical evaluations lead to the diagnosis of a cutaneous carcinosarcoma or sarcomatoid carcinoma. In spite of the surgical treatment, the evolution was rapidly fatal with widespread metastasis. From data of the literature, we discuss the diagnosis and histogenesis of this rare cutaneous tumor.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, CHRU de Lille, France.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin De Lassalle
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Augusto
authors.forename: Hacina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Djotni
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delaporte
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piette
authors.forename: Jeanine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wechsler
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecomte-Houcke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery