title: [Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: Clinical and prognostic characteristics, a case report].
abstract: Sarcomatoid carcinoma is a rare malignancy in the family of non-small-cell lung cancer. They belong to a mixed group of poorly differenciated neoplasia, including sarcomatous cells or sarcomatoid-like cells with giant or spindle cells. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with sarcomatoid carcinoma. We describe the main characteristics of these tumors. Diagnosis is frequently delayed and lesions are locally advanced. The prognostic is poorer than other non-small-cell lung cancer. Chemotherapy is often not efficient.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies respiratoires, HIA Clermont-Tonnerre, Brest, France. nicolas.paleiron@free.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paleiron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tromeur
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gut-Gobert
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Quiot
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Quintin-Roué
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grassin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mondine
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leroyer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology