title: Carcinosarcoma of the uterus: A case report.
abstract: Carcinosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of the uterus with a poor prognosis. We herein present a case of uterine carcinosarcoma in a 67-year-old woman suffering from pervaginal bleeding for 3 months, with progressive anemia. Upon biopsy of the endometrium, the tumor was diagnosed as endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection were performed. The histological examination revealed that the tumor consisted of serous adenocarcinoma and sarcoma of homologous components. After the operation, chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin was administered. At approximately 3 years postoperatively, the patient remains alive and recurrence-free.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Pathology, Toyooka Hospital, Toyooka, Hyogo 668-8501, Japan; Department of Stem Cell Disorders, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toyooka Hospital, Toyooka 668-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nonogaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minamiguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cell Disorders, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cell Disorders, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan.
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikehara
keywords: chemotherapy; homologous carcinosarcoma; salpingo-oophorectomy; total hysterectomy; uterus