Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare Cases
Carcinosarcoma is a rare tumor composed of variable proportions of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements and comprises less than one percent of all gallbladder malignancies. In most reported cases of carcinosarcoma of gallbladder, the epithelial component is adenocarcinoma. The mesenchymal componen...
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| author | Vani Krishnamurthy Sheela Devi C. Shivalingiah Sunila Ravishankar Gubbanna V. Manjunath |
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| description | Carcinosarcoma is a rare tumor composed of variable proportions of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements and comprises less than one percent of all gallbladder malignancies. In most reported cases of carcinosarcoma of gallbladder, the epithelial component is adenocarcinoma. The mesenchymal component varies from homogenous sarcoma to more heterotopic elements like malignant bone, cartilage, and other mesenchymal tissues. We report a rare case of carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder in an 83-year-old male, with the carcinomatous component represented by undifferentiated carcinoma (spindle and giant cell type with osteoclastic giant cells) and the mesenchymal component seen as foci of chondrosarcoma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-577c06efb3634befa40737fe29ed77802025-02-03T01:23:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/929654929654Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare CasesVani Krishnamurthy0Sheela Devi C. Shivalingiah1Sunila Ravishankar2Gubbanna V. Manjunath3Department of Pathology, JSS Hospital, MG Road, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, JSS Hospital, MG Road, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, JSS Hospital, MG Road, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, JSS Hospital, MG Road, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, IndiaCarcinosarcoma is a rare tumor composed of variable proportions of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements and comprises less than one percent of all gallbladder malignancies. In most reported cases of carcinosarcoma of gallbladder, the epithelial component is adenocarcinoma. The mesenchymal component varies from homogenous sarcoma to more heterotopic elements like malignant bone, cartilage, and other mesenchymal tissues. We report a rare case of carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder in an 83-year-old male, with the carcinomatous component represented by undifferentiated carcinoma (spindle and giant cell type with osteoclastic giant cells) and the mesenchymal component seen as foci of chondrosarcoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/929654 |
| spellingShingle | Vani Krishnamurthy Sheela Devi C. Shivalingiah Sunila Ravishankar Gubbanna V. Manjunath Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare Cases Case Reports in Pathology |
| title | Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare Cases |
| title_full | Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare Cases |
| title_fullStr | Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare Cases |
| title_short | Morphologic Heterogeneity in Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Rare Cases |
| title_sort | morphologic heterogeneity in carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder report of a rare cases |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/929654 |
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