[Uretral carcinosarcoma. Case report]
Concepción Lara1, Pilar Jurado, Virginia Porras
1Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva, España. clarab@andaluciajunta.es
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|February 15, 2008
Abstract
Objective:
Carcinosarcoma is a neoplasia with malignant epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation. Carcinosarcoma of the urinary tract is a rare neoplasm. It is an extremely rare entity in the ureter.
Methods/Results:
We report one case of carcinosarcoma arising from the ureter in a 69-year-old male patient who underwent total ureterectomy.
Conclusion:
Carcinosarcomais a malignant neoplasia associated with poor prognosis, probably resulting from the advanced stage at diagnosis.