Carcinosarcoma (malignant mesodermal mixed tumor) or urinary bladder.

D Crişan; C D Olinici; I Coman

PubMed · 9577687

Carcinosarcoma (malignant mesodermal mixed tumor) or urinary bladder.

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The authors report a case of carcinosarcoma (malignant mesodermal mixed tumor of the urinary bladder. We discuss the histological criteria of positive and differential diagnosis, the histogenesis, as well as their biological behavior.

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D Crişan, C D Olinici, I Coman. Carcinosarcoma (malignant mesodermal mixed tumor) or urinary bladder.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9577687/

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