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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Carcinosarcoma''' is a malignant [[tumor]] that is a mixture of [[carcinoma]] ([[cancer]] of [[epithelial]] tissue, which is [[skin]] and tissue that lines or covers the [[internal organs]]) and [[sarcoma]] (cancer of [[connective tissue]], such as [[bone]], [[cartilage]], and fat). | '''Carcinosarcoma''' is a malignant [[tumor]] that is a mixture of [[carcinoma]] ([[cancer]] of [[epithelial]] tissue, which is [[skin]] and tissue that lines or covers the [[internal organs]]) and [[sarcoma]] (cancer of [[connective tissue]], such as [[bone]], [[cartilage]], and [[fat]]). | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
* Carcinosarcoma of [[Lungs]] | * Carcinosarcoma of [[Lungs]] | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 14 August 2015
| Carcinosarcoma | |
| ICD-O: | 8980/3 |
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| MeSH | D002296 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Carcinosarcoma is a malignant tumor that is a mixture of carcinoma (cancer of epithelial tissue, which is skin and tissue that lines or covers the internal organs) and sarcoma (cancer of connective tissue, such as bone, cartilage, and fat).
Classification
- Carcinosarcoma of Lungs
- Carcinosarcoma of Uterus
- Carcinosarcoma of Ovary
- Carcinosarcoma of Oral Cavity