Adrenal carcinosarcoma

Adrenal carcinosarcoma

The clinical and pathologic features of a case of adrenal carcinosarcoma are reported. Although synchronous malignancy of the adrenal gland has been described, no case of an adrenal tumor combining both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements has been previously documented. This neoplasm is extremely...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of surgical oncology 1990-10, Vol.45 (2), p.134-136
Hauptverfasser: Decorato, John W., Gruber, Harold, Petti, Mario, Levowitz, Bernard S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - pathology
adrenal cortical carcinoma
Adrenals. Adrenal axis. Renin-angiotensin system (diseases)
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinosarcoma - pathology
Endocrinopathies
Female
Humans
immunoperoxidase
Malignant tumors
Medical sciences
rhabdomyosarcoma
synchronous malignancy
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Zusammenfassung:The clinical and pathologic features of a case of adrenal carcinosarcoma are reported. Although synchronous malignancy of the adrenal gland has been described, no case of an adrenal tumor combining both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements has been previously documented. This neoplasm is extremely aggressive with distant metastasis arising from the sarcomatous component, and rapid progression despite multimodal therapy.
ISSN:0022-4790
1096-9098
DOI:10.1002/jso.2930450215