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Annals of Oncology 11:1497-1499, 2000
© 2000 European Society for Medical Oncology

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Thyroid carcinosarcoma, a rare and aggressive histotype: A case report

D. Giuffrida1,, M. Attard2, L. Marasà3, F. Ferraù1, F. Marletta4, N. Restuccia1, L. Gambino2, F. Jannì2 and G. Failla1

1Department of Oncology, Ospedale ‘S. Luigi-S. Currò’ Catania
2Department of Endocrinology, Ospedale ‘V. Cervello’ Palermo
3Department of Pathology, Ospedale Civico Palermo
4Department of Radiotherapy, Ospedale ‘S. Luigi-S. Currò’ Catania, Italy

Correspondence to: D. Giuffrida, MD Divisione di Oncologia Medica Ospedale ‘S. Luigi-S. Currò’ Viale Alexander Fleming 24 95125 Catania Italy E-mail: dariogiuffrida{at}netscapc.net

Thyroid carcinosarcoma is a rare and aggressive thyroid tumor. Histological examination of a tumor showed the characteristic of epithelial carcinoma and mesenchymal differentiation. We retrospectively analyzed the course of the patient and reviewed the literature in which only 19 other cases are described. Carcinosarcoma of the thyroid is a very aggressive tumor with a clinical course similar to anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Survival is very short despite aggressive multimodal treatment.

carcinosarcoma, chemotherapy, thyroid


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