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*Generally considered [[metaplastic carcinoma]]s (putatively arise from epithelial cells only); they are ''not'' true sarcomas.<ref name=pmid25805398>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cantrell | first1 = LA. | last2 = Blank | first2 = SV. | last3 = Duska | first3 = LR. | title = Uterine carcinosarcoma: A review of the literature. | journal = Gynecol Oncol | volume = 137 | issue = 3 | pages = 581-588 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.03.041 | PMID = 25805398 }}</ref><ref name=pmid25468677>{{Cite journal | last1 = Artioli | first1 = G. | last2 = Wabersich | first2 = J. | last3 = Ludwig | first3 = K. | last4 = Gardiman | first4 = MP. | last5 = Borgato | first5 = L. | last6 = Garbin | first6 = F. | title = Rare uterine cancer: carcinosarcomas. Review from histology to treatment. | journal = Crit Rev Oncol Hematol | volume = 94 | issue = 1 | pages = 98-104 | month = Apr | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.10.013 | PMID = 25468677 }}</ref> | |||
**Probably represent poorly differentiated [[endometrial carcinoma]] with metaplastic changes.<ref name=pmid19853898>{{Cite journal | last1 = D'Angelo | first1 = E. | last2 = Prat | first2 = J. | title = Uterine sarcomas: a review. | journal = Gynecol Oncol | volume = 116 | issue = 1 | pages = 131-9 | month = Jan | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.09.023 | PMID = 19853898 }}</ref> | |||
** Typically metstasize as [[carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid21309261>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lopez-Garcia | first1 = MA. | last2 = Palacios | first2 = J. | title = Pathologic and molecular features of uterine carcinosarcomas. | journal = Semin Diagn Pathol | volume = 27 | issue = 4 | pages = 274-86 | month = Nov | year = 2010 | doi = | PMID = 21309261 }}</ref> | |||
* Associated with previous radiation exposure. | * Associated with previous radiation exposure. | ||
* Aggressive/poor prognosis;<ref name=pmid15688674>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ivy | first1 = JJ. | last2 = Unger | first2 = JB. | title = Malignant mixed mullerian sarcomas of the uterus--the LSUHSC Shreveport experience. | journal = J La State Med Soc | volume = 156 | issue = 6 | pages = 324-6 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 15688674 }}</ref> in one series 5 year survival ~= 30-35%.<ref name=pmid14967435>{{Cite journal | last1 = Callister | first1 = M. | last2 = Ramondetta | first2 = LM. | last3 = Jhingran | first3 = A. | last4 = Burke | first4 = TW. | last5 = Eifel | first5 = PJ. | title = Malignant mixed Müllerian tumors of the uterus: analysis of patterns of failure, prognostic factors, and treatment outcome. | journal = Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys | volume = 58 | issue = 3 | pages = 786-96 | month = Mar | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01561-X | PMID = 14967435 }}</ref> | * Aggressive/poor prognosis;<ref name=pmid15688674>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ivy | first1 = JJ. | last2 = Unger | first2 = JB. | title = Malignant mixed mullerian sarcomas of the uterus--the LSUHSC Shreveport experience. | journal = J La State Med Soc | volume = 156 | issue = 6 | pages = 324-6 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 15688674 }}</ref> in one series 5 year survival ~= 30-35%.<ref name=pmid14967435>{{Cite journal | last1 = Callister | first1 = M. | last2 = Ramondetta | first2 = LM. | last3 = Jhingran | first3 = A. | last4 = Burke | first4 = TW. | last5 = Eifel | first5 = PJ. | title = Malignant mixed Müllerian tumors of the uterus: analysis of patterns of failure, prognostic factors, and treatment outcome. | journal = Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys | volume = 58 | issue = 3 | pages = 786-96 | month = Mar | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01561-X | PMID = 14967435 }}</ref> | ||
*Case reports of MMMT in [[ovary]] and [[fallopian tube]]. | *Case reports of MMMT in [[ovary]] and [[fallopian tube]]. | ||