[Lung carcinosarcoma. A case report].
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.
El Mezni
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Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Abderraman-Mami, 2080 L'Ariana/Tunis, Tunisie. faouzi.elmezni@rns.tn
Mrabet
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Smati
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B
Smail
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O
Kilani
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T
D000368:Aged; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male