PubMed HealthSearch

PubMed · 2609238

Thyroid carcinosarcoma. A case report.

Abstract

A thyroid carcinosarcoma--a rare neoplasm of the thyroid gland--in an elderly woman is described. On histological examination the tumour showed the characteristic biphasic pattern of follicular carcinoma and mesenchymal differentiation with a chondrosarcomatous component and osseous metaplasia. The clinical features and details of the histopathological and immunohistological examinations of this tumour are reported.

Explore related subjects

Keep this discovery

Explore connections, maps & timelines

BibTeXRIS

K Cooper, E M Barker. 1989. Thyroid carcinosarcoma. A case report.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2609238/

Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.

KEEP EXPLORING

Related citations

Pulmonary carcinosarcoma: report of a case with unusual histologic features.

An unusual case of a 56-year-old male with carcinosarcoma of the lung containing three malignant mesenchymal elements is reported. The clinical, radiographic, gross, and immunohistochemical findings are presented. The theories addressing the histogenesis of carcinosarcoma are discussed with special emphasis on the findings in this case.

Carcinosarcoma