Pulmonary carcinosarcoma with an osteosarcomatous component

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec;60(12):855-8. doi: 10.1007/s11748-012-0098-z. Epub 2012 May 25.

Abstract

Pulmonary carcinosarcoma is a rare disease entity defined as a neoplasm, which has biphasic features consisting of both epithelial and sarcomatous components. It has been reported that the most frequent epithelial component is squamous cell carcinoma, while the most frequent sarcomatous component is rhabdomyosarcoma. Pulmonary carcinosarcomas with osteosarcoma components are even rarer. We report a case of a potentially curative resection for carcinosarcoma with an osteosarcoma component. Thoracic surgeons should be aware of this rare tumor when lung tumors with ossification are encountered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology*
  • Carcinosarcoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology*
  • Osteosarcoma / surgery
  • Thoracotomy / methods