Sarcomatoid carcinoma and carcinosarcoma of the urinary bladder

Two cases, sarcomatoid carcinoma and carcinosarcoma, of the urinary bladder are reported. A 68‐year‐old man with sarcomatoid carcinoma underwent total cystectomy and was alive and had had no recurrence after 21 months. A 78‐year‐old woman with carcinosarcoma underwent total cystectomy, but she died...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of urology 2002-06, Vol.9 (6), p.354-358
Hauptverfasser:	Ogishima, Tatsuya, Kawachi, Yoshio, Saito, Akira, Suzuki, Fujihiko, Ishi, Kazuhisa, Tanaka, Toru
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged carcinosarcoma Carcinosarcoma - diagnostic imaging Carcinosarcoma - pathology Carcinosarcoma - surgery Cystectomy Female Humans immunohistochemistry Male neoplasm sarcomatoid carcinoma Tomography, X-Ray Computed urinary bladder Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - pathology Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Two cases, sarcomatoid carcinoma and carcinosarcoma, of the urinary bladder are reported. A 68‐year‐old man with sarcomatoid carcinoma underwent total cystectomy and was alive and had had no recurrence after 21 months. A 78‐year‐old woman with carcinosarcoma underwent total cystectomy, but she died from increasing multiple lung metastases 4 months after surgery. The histopathological characteristics of both neoplasms are reported and discussed.
ISSN:	0919-8172 1442-2042
DOI:	10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00472.x