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Breast
carcinosarcoma. Left and right cranio caudal mammography (L-CC, R-CC, respectively) shows an oval, lobulated and high density nodule of 3,5 x 2,1 cm on the external quadrant of the left breast.
Breast
carcinosarcoma. Left and right mediolateral oblique mammography (L-MLO, R-MLO, respectively) shows an oval, lobulated and high density nodule of 3,5 x 2,1 cm on the upper quadrant of the left breast.
Breast
carcinosarcoma. Ultrasound shows a solid, irregular, with indistinct margins, hypoechoic, with hyperechogenic edge nodule without posterior features on the upper external quadrant of the left breast.
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Carcinosarcomas are highly malignant biphasic tumors with both carcinomatous (epithelial) and sarcomatous (bone, cartilage, or skeletal muscle) components.
Pathology
It can arise in many organs:
- lung : pulmonary carcinosarcoma
- esophagus : esophageal carcinosarcoma
- genitourinary tract
- ovary : ovarian carcinosarcoma
- salivary glands
- thyroid : thyroid carcinosarcoma