We report a rare case of a hepatic carcinosarcoma with rabdomyosarcomatous differentiation in its sarcomatous component. A 71-year old Caucasian female patient underwent a liver resection for a 4-cm lesion developed on an underlying HCV-related cirrhosis. Post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 5 days after surgery. At pathology, the tumor presented the features of hepatocellular carcinoma and rhabdomyosarcoma Three months later the patient experienced a liver recurrence, dying 2 months later for systemic disease. The reported case presents several peculiarities, i.e. the female gender, the HCV-related cirrhotic status, and the European origin of the patient. However, the outcome of our case confirms that this neoplasm pursues a highly aggressive course with poor prognosis
An unusual case of hepatic carcinosarcoma / Lai, Quirino; LEVI SANDRI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA; Melandro, F; Di Laudo, M; Garofalo, M; Guglielmo, N; Grieco, M; Di Tondo, U; Rossi, Massimo; Berloco, Pasquale Bartolomeo. - In: IL GIORNALE DI CHIRURGIA. - ISSN 0391-9005. - STAMPA. - 32:(2011), pp. 372-373.
An unusual case of hepatic carcinosarcoma
LAI, QUIRINO;LEVI SANDRI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA;Melandro F;ROSSI, MASSIMO;BERLOCO, Pasquale Bartolomeo
2011
Abstract
We report a rare case of a hepatic carcinosarcoma with rabdomyosarcomatous differentiation in its sarcomatous component. A 71-year old Caucasian female patient underwent a liver resection for a 4-cm lesion developed on an underlying HCV-related cirrhosis. Post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 5 days after surgery. At pathology, the tumor presented the features of hepatocellular carcinoma and rhabdomyosarcoma Three months later the patient experienced a liver recurrence, dying 2 months later for systemic disease. The reported case presents several peculiarities, i.e. the female gender, the HCV-related cirrhotic status, and the European origin of the patient. However, the outcome of our case confirms that this neoplasm pursues a highly aggressive course with poor prognosisI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.