Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder

Primary carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder

Carcinosarcoma of gallbladder (CSGB) is a rare malignancy characterized by malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. Its pathogenesis is unknown and most CSGBs are associated with poor survival because the disease normally presents at an advanced stage, and as a result, curative resection is uncommon. This report describes a case that underwent curative resection. A 77-year-old woman pre...

Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder accompanied with cholecystolithiasis: a case report

Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare malignancy characterized by malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. We herein report a case of a patient in a 68-year-old woman, with carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder. The patient is treated by cholecystostomy. Histologically, the epithelial component of the tumor was composed of adenocarcinoma and the mesenchymal component with spindle cell...

Long-Term Survival of an Elderly Patient with Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder after Cholecystectomy

Carcinosarcomas, often referred to as malignant mixed tumors, are rare neoplasm. We reported herein a carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder in an elderly patient with long-term survival (4 years). The operation carried out was open cholecystectomy under the preoperative diagnosis of chronic cholecystitis and tumor of the gallbladder. Anticancer chemotherapy after cholecystectomy was performed by or...

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 component varies from homogenous sarcoma to more heterotopic elements like malignant bone, cartilage, and...

Case of Primary Carcinosarcoma as an Extremely Rare Cancer of Gallbladder