Pulmonary carcinosarcoma with heterologous component: report of two cases with literature review

Emna Braham; Houda Ben Rejeb; Samira Aouadi; Tarek Kilani; Faouzi El Mezni

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.02.10

Pulmonary carcinosarcoma with heterologous component: report of two cases with literature review

Ann Transl Med. 2014 Apr;2(4):41. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.02.10.

Authors

Emna Braham¹, Houda Ben Rejeb¹, Samira Aouadi¹, Tarek Kilani¹, Faouzi El Mezni¹

Affiliation

¹ 1 Department of Pathology, 2 Department of Pneumology, 3 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.

PMID: 25333016
PMCID: PMC4200607
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.02.10

Abstract

Carcinosarcoma is an uncommon malignant biphasic tumor that accounts for less than 1% of all lung cancers. It is defined by coexisting histologic elements of carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. We report two cases of carcinosarcoma in a 68-year-old patient and a 78-year-old patient explored for lung masses. Macroscopically, the resected tumors were 7 and 10 cm in diameter. Histologically, they consisted in adenosquamous carcinoma with osteosarcoma in one case and adenocarcinoma with chondrosarcoma in the other case.

Keywords: Carcinosarcoma; histology; lung.

Publication types

Case Reports