Carcinosarcoma, light micrograph
Carcinosarcoma, light micrograph. Carcinosarcoma of the uterus is now considered to be a variant of endometrial carcinoma with metaplastic sarcomatous elements. It was previously known as malignant mixed mullerian tumour. It usually occurs in postmenopausal women. Microscopically, it has a biphasic appearance consisting of carcinomatous areas admixed with sarcoma-like elements. The sarcomatous components may resemble endometrial stroma or they may contain skeletal muscle, bone, cartilage, or adipose tissue. This image shows both malignant bone (osteosarcoma; pink and purple areas at top) as well as cartilage (chondrosarcoma; bluish foci in the lower part) in a carcinosarcoma.
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