title: [Lung carcinosarcoma. A case report].
abstract: Carcinosarcoma of the lung is a rare highly malignant tumor of unknown histogenesis. There is an epithelial carcinomatous component and a malignant mesenchmatous component with heterologous tissue. Survival at two years after surgical resection is not greater than 10%. We report a case observed in a 71-year-old man who developed chest pain. Outcome was fatal at three months. Pathology examination of a transparietal biopsy provided the diagnosis which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry on the surgical resection specimen.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Abderraman-Mami, 2080 L'Ariana/Tunis, Tunisie. faouzi.elmezni@rns.tn
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Mezni
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mrabet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smati
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Smail
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male