A Case of Adrenal Carcinosarcoma / 대한암학회지
Journal of the Korean Cancer Association
;
: 620-624, 1998.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-73866
ABSTRACT
An adrenal carcinosarcoma is extremely rare with reported three cases. This neoplasm is extremely aggressive with distant metastasis arising from the sarcomatous component. A 48-year-old female was present with abdominal distention for 1 month. All laboratory studies were within normal reference range including urinary and serum corticosteroids. The tumor consist typical areas of adrenal carcinoma and sarcoma. Sarcomatous elements were identified and confirmed both immunohistochemically and ultrastructurally. After radical resection, the patient developed rapid local and distant metastatic recurrence and died three months after surgery. This is the first reported case of adrenal carcinosarcoma in korea.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Reference Values
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Sarcoma
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Immunohistochemistry
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Carcinosarcoma
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Korea
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Cancer Association
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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