title: Serous ovarian carcinoma recurring as a heterologous carcinosarcoma.
abstract: Only two cases of recurrence of heterologous carcinosarcoma from adenocarcinoma of the ovary have been documented in the published literature. We report a case of serous ovarian carcinoma recurring as a heterologous carcinosarcoma. The immunohistochemical analysis of several biological parameters in primary ovarian adenocarcinoma and recurrent carcinosarcoma has been also performed.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy. gabriella.ferrandina@libero.it
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrandina
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: Gian Franco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Zannoni
authors.forename: Enrica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Antonia Carla
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gallotta
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Ninno
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scambia
mesh_terms: D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence