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Carcinosarcoma of the corpus uteri
Disease definition
Carcinosarcoma of the corpus uteri is a rare, malignant, mixed epithelial and mesenchymal tumor of the uterine body composed of high-grade carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. It may present with vaginal bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, abdominal pain and/or pelvic mass, with a polypoid tumor sometimes protruding through the cervical canal. Association with Tamoxifen therapy, long-term unopposed estrogen use and previous pelvic radiotherapy has been reported.
ORPHA:213610
Classification level: Disorder- Synonym(s):
- Malignant mixed Müllerian tumor of the corpus uteri
- Mixed Müllerian cancer of corpus uteri
- Uterine carcinosarcoma
- Prevalence: -
- Inheritance: -
- Age of onset: -
- ICD-10: C54.9
- OMIM: -
- UMLS: -
- MeSH: -
- GARD: 12335
- MedDRA: -
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- English (2009)
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