OBJECTIVE: To report the clinicopathologic features of 2 patients with carcinosarcoma of the orbit. DESIGN: Case reports. PARTICIPANTS: Two patients with orbital carcinosarcoma were identified. METHODS: Retrospective chart review with clinicopathologic correlation and literature review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical examination, imaging studies, and histopathologic findings. RESULTS: Two patients, a 56-year-old woman and a 91-year-old woman, with orbital carcinosarcoma were identified. Both tumors contained sarcomatous and carcinomatous components and invaded periorbital structures. CONCLUSIONS: Carcinosarcoma may arise in the orbit or extend into the orbit from the paranasal sinuses. This malignant neoplasm should be aggressively treated with a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
OBJECTIVE: To report the clinicopathologic features of 2 patients with carcinosarcoma of the orbit. DESIGN: Case reports. PARTICIPANTS: Two patients with orbital carcinosarcoma were identified. METHODS: Retrospective chart review with clinicopathologic correlation and literature review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical examination, imaging studies, and histopathologic findings. RESULTS: Two patients, a 56-year-old woman and a 91-year-old woman, with orbital carcinosarcoma were identified. Both tumors contained sarcomatous and carcinomatous components and invaded periorbital structures. CONCLUSIONS:Carcinosarcoma may arise in the orbit or extend into the orbit from the paranasal sinuses. This malignant neoplasm should be aggressively treated with a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Authors: Y Kinoshita; M Tsurumaru; H Udagawa; Y Kajiyama; K Tsutsumi; M Ueno; T Nakamura; H Akiyama; R Takagawa; Y Endou Journal: Dis Esophagus Date: 1998-07 Impact factor: 3.429