Uterine carcinosarcoma

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Uterine carcinosarcoma, also known as malignant mixed muellerian tumour (abbreviated MMMT), is an uncommon malignant uterine tumour.

Uterine carcinosarcoma
Diagnosis in short

Carcinosarcoma. H&E stain.

LM biphasic tumour: (1) malignant epithelial component (carcinoma), (2) mesenchymal differentiation ("sarcoma")
LM DDx undifferentiated endometrial sarcoma, adenosarcoma of the uterus, endometrial carcinomas
Site uterus - see uterine tumours

Clinical history +/-previous radiation exposure
Prevalence uncommon
Prognosis poor

General

Microscopic

Features:[7]

DDx:

Images

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IHC

Features:

  • CD10 +ve/-ve (16 +ve of 27[8]).
  • SMA -ve/+ve (11 +ve of 27[8]).
  • Desmin -ve/+ve (9 +ve of 27[8]).

See also

References

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  7. Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 428. ISBN 978-0781765275.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Koivisto-Korander, R.; Butzow, R.; Koivisto, AM.; Leminen, A. (Jun 2011). "Immunohistochemical studies on uterine carcinosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and endometrial stromal sarcoma: expression and prognostic importance of ten different markers.". Tumour Biol 32 (3): 451-9. doi:10.1007/s13277-010-0138-1. PMID 21161468.