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'''Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung''' is a rare epithelial derived malignant | '''Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung''' is a rare epithelial derived lung malignancy that has morphologic features suggestive of a malignant mesenchymal tumour ([[sarcoma]]).<ref name=pmid20073605>{{Cite journal | last1 = Franks | first1 = TJ. | last2 = Galvin | first2 = JR. | title = Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung: histologic criteria and common lesions in the differential diagnosis. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 134 | issue = 1 | pages = 49-54 | month = Jan | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1043/2008-0547-RAR.1 | PMID = 20073605 }}</ref> It is a '''sarcoma-like lung carcinoma''' | ||
==General== | |||
*Rare.<ref name=pmid20073605/> | |||
*Associated with [[smoking]].<ref name=pmid20073605/> | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Mass lesion - typically upper lobe and peripheral location.<ref name=pmid20073605/> | |||
==Microsopic== | |||
Subclassified as:<ref name=pmid20073605/> | |||
*Pleomorphic carcinoma. | |||
*[[Spindle cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*Giant cell carcinoma. | |||
*Carcinosarcoma. | |||
*[[Pulmonary blastoma]]. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Poorly differentiated lung carcinoma]] (non-small cell lung carcinoma). | |||
*Primary lung sarcoma. | |||
*Metastatic disease: | |||
**[[Carcinosarcoma]]. | |||
**Poorly differentiated carcinoma. | |||
**[[Sarcoma]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||