A rare malignant periurethral carcinosarcoma with aggressive behavior: A case treated with a multimodal treatment approach

Carcinosarcoma is an aggressive tumor that can develop in any organ but is rarely observed in the urinary tract. Given the radioresistant nature of carcinosarcoma and the rapidly regrowing tumor after primary surgery, carcinosarcomas that developed in the body showed poor outcomes regardless of aggr...

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Published inUrology case reports Vol. 38; p. 101699
Main Authors Lee, Seok Ho, Kang, Myunghee, Kim, Young Saing, Kim, Khae Hawn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.09.2021
Elsevier
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Carcinosarcoma
Oncology
Periurethral
Radiation therapy
Periurethral
Carcinosarcoma
Radiation therapy
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Summary:Carcinosarcoma is an aggressive tumor that can develop in any organ but is rarely observed in the urinary tract. Given the radioresistant nature of carcinosarcoma and the rapidly regrowing tumor after primary surgery, carcinosarcomas that developed in the body showed poor outcomes regardless of aggressive management. However, the specific optimal treatment for periurethral carcinosarcoma remains unknown. The present study reports a rare case of periurethral carcinosarcoma with metastasis of the skull after receiving surgery for primary tumors with adjuvant concurrent chemoradiation therapy.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101699