A malignant neoplasm that contains elements of carcinoma and sarcoma so extensively intermixed as to indicate neoplasia of epithelial and mesenchymal tissue. SEE ALSO: collision tumor.
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car·ci·no·sar·co·ma 'kärs-ən-ō-(.)sär-'kō-mə n, pl -mas also -ma·ta -mət-ə a malignant tumor combining elements of carcinoma and sarcoma
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a malignant tumour of the cervix, uterus, or vagina containing a mixture of adenocarcinoma, sarcoma cells, and stroma. Sarcomatoid differentiation of epithelial cancers often indicates a poor prognosis.
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car·ci·no·sar·co·ma (kahr″sĭ-no-sahr-koґmə) [carcino- + sarcoma] a malignant tumor composed of carcinomatous and sarcomatous tissues.Medical dictionary. 2011.