Sarcomatoid carcinoma

A sarcomatoid carcinoma is an epithelial derived malignancy (carcinoma), that has morphologic features suggestive of a malignant mesenchymal tumour (sarcoma).

Examples:

• Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma.
• Renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation (sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma).
• Sarcomatoid prostate carcinoma.
• Spindle cell squamous carcinoma.

See also

• Carcinosarcoma.
• Metaplastic carcinoma.