title: Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in Carcinosarcoma of the Lung - A Rare Combination.
abstract: Carcinosarcomas of the lung are uncommon neoplasms and are presently categorized along with sarcomatoid carcinomas in the WHO 2004 classification. Morphological recognition of individual components in a surgical specimen is usually straightforward. The respiratory epithelium is also a rare site for salivary gland type tumors. A 72-year-old lady who was investigated for an episode of hemoptysis was found to have a well circumscribed intraluminal tumor. The histo-morphological features were unique and composed of mucoepidermoid carcinoma and undifferentiated sarcoma. To the best of our knowledge, this unusual morphological combination has never been reported in literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, HYDERABAD, INDIA.
authors.forename: Meetu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Tara Roshni
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Shantveer G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Uppin
authors.forename: Sundaram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Challa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology*; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor