[A case of carcinosarcoma in the liver].
Primary hepatic carcinosarcoma which has comprised of a mixture of both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements is very rare. This tumor has been variously called as carcinosarcoma, pleomorphic large cell carcinoma, giant cell carcinoma, or undifferentiated carcinoma. Only less than 20 cases of carcinosarcoma of the liver have been reported sporadically up to now worldwide. Herein, we present a case of carcinosarcoma of the liver along with a review of the literatures.
Park
Sung Hyun
SH
Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Kwang Hyuck
KH
Kang
Ki Joo
KJ
Shin
Do Hyun
DH
Jung
Hyun Wook
HW
Choi
Seong Ho
SH
Jang
Kee-Taek
KT
D000368:Aged; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
D014746:Vimentin