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Uterine carcinosarcoma with microsatellite instability - does immunotherapy modify the therapeutic scenario? A case report and literature review

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2023
Carcinosarcomas were reclassified by World Health Organization as high-grade uterine carcinomas in 2014. Due to its rare histology, comprising only 5% of uterine carcinomas, there is a small representation of this tumor in studies that evaluate ...
Diocesio Alves Pinto Andrade, Eduardo Paulino, Isabela Panzeri Carlotti Buzatto, Danilo Tadao Wada, Warne Pedro Andrade, Andreia Cristina Melo, Angelica Nogueira-Rodrigues   +6 more
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Uterine carcinosarcoma-induced pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy: A case report

Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2018
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare complication of cancer. It is histologically characterized by fibrocellular intimal proliferation in small pulmonary arteries and arterioles in patients with metastatic carcinoma.
Takashi Hibiya, Shigeaki Umeda, Koji Okudela, Mitsuko Furuya, Shoji Yamanaka, Kenichi Ohashi   +5 more
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Effect of Adjuvant Therapy on Oncologic Outcomes of Surgically Confirmed Stage I Uterine Carcinosarcoma: a Turkish Gynecologic Oncology Study

Balkan Medical Journal, 2019
Background: Uterine carcinosarcoma is rare neoplasm that mostly presents as metastatic disease. Stage is one of the most important prognostic factor, however, the management of the early stage uterine carcinosarcoma is still controversial.
Günsu Kimyon Cömert, Osman Türkmen, Gökhan Boyraz, İbrahim Yalçın, Duygu Altın, Alper Karalök, Hanifi Şahin, Salih Taşkın, Derman Başaran, Zeliha Fırat Cuylan, Kazibe Koyuncu, Mehmet Coşkun Salman, Nejat Özgül, Mehmet Mutlu Meydanlı, Taner Turan, Fırat Ortaç, Kunter Yüce   +16 more
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Uterine Carcinosarcoma in a Patient with Didelphys Uterus [PDF]

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2013
Background. Didelphys uterus is a noncommon finding in women. Till now, few cases with benign mesenchymal tumors in patients with didelphys uterus are described. We present a case of a patient with carcinosarcoma arising in a didelphys uterus. Case. A 73-
C. Iavazzo, F. Kokka, A. Sahdev, N. Singh, K. Reynolds   +4 more
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Uterine Carcinosarcoma Associated with Tamoxifen Use in a Menopausal ‎Patient: A Case Report ‎

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:  Uterine carcinosarcoma, also known as malignant mixed Mullerian tumor, is a rare uterine malignancy. Although the origin and prognosis of this cancer remain undetermined, the Mullerian ducts are believed to be the ...
T Ashrafganjoei, M Mohamadiamiri, M Zeynalzadeh   +2 more
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A retrospective study evaluating the effect of trastuzumab addition to carboplatin/paclitaxel on overall survival in patients with advanced-stage HER2/neu-overexpressing uterine serous carcinoma or carcinosarcoma

BMC Medicine
Background Uterine serous carcinoma and carcinosarcoma are aggressive forms of endometrial cancer with poor survival outcomes. Trastuzumab, a human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-directed monoclonal antibody, has demonstrated tumoricidal ...
Ting-Fang Lu, Lou Sun, Yu-Hsiang Shih, Yen-Fu Chen, Chun-Ting Fan, Shao-Jing Wang, Shih-Tien Hsu, Chih-Ku Liu, Sheau-Feng Hwang, Chien-Hsing Lu   +9 more
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Paraneoplastic Pulmonary Embolism Revealing Metastatic Uterine Carcinosarcoma. [PDF]

Case Rep Oncol Med
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be a paraneoplastic phenomenon and may occasionally be the first manifestation of an occult malignancy. We present the case of an elderly woman whose \u201cunprovoked\u201d pulmonary embolism (PE) led to the ...
Tayar E, Bitar A, Ibrahim M.
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Spinal intramedullary uterine carcinosarcoma metastasis. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep
Intramedullary spinal cord metastases (ISCM) are a rare and challenging manifestation of metastatic cancer that have devastating impacts on the individual\u2019s neurological function, survival expectancy and overall quality of life. Given the rarity and
Solis W, Youssef AM, Shaw R, Li Y.
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in uterine carcinosarcoma from a dedifferentiated papillary serous carcinoma to a sarcoma: case report

, 2023
Carcinosarcomas are endometrial neoplasms with malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. These are rare tumors, corresponding to
Ana Camila Xavier Lopes, Yago Eloy Souza Barbosa, Camila Delfino Chaves, Marcelo Leite Vieira Costa, Renato Mazon Lima Verde Leal, Régis Ponte Conrado   +5 more
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Uterine carcinosarcoma associated with a germline nibrin (NBN) mutation

Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2022
We report a 62-year-old patient with uterine carcinosarcoma associated with a germline mutation in the NBN gene which is involved in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway.
Tahireh Markert, David L. Kolin, Panagiotis A. Konstantinopoulos   +2 more
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