Table 1 Three cases reporting primary retroperitoneal carcinosarcoma
From: A rare case of primary extragenital retroperitoneal carcinosarcoma with review of the literature
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Author | Ferrie and Ross [2] | Herman and Tessler [4] | Shintaku and Matsumoto et al. [12] |
Presentation | Palpable mass | Weakness, anorexia and vague abdominal pain | Abdominal fullness, pain, diarrhea and nausea |
Tumor size | 11 cm diameter, 650 g | 700 g | 20 cm diameter, 1,040 g |
Resectable | Yes | No | Yes |
Surgical intervention | En bloc resection | Debulking with left nephrectomy | En bloc resection with TAH-BSO and omentectomy. |
Tumor location | Retroperitoneum below right kidney | Retroperitoneum involving the left kidney and ureter | Left retroperitoneum extending to lateral pelvic wall |
Chemotherapy | None reported | Adriamycin, Cytoxan, DTIC, Vincristine | Intraperitoneal carboplatin then adjuvant epirubicin hydrochloride and carboplatin |
Patient age | 45 | 72 | 51 |
Metastases | None | Bilateral pulmonary nodules | None |
Sarcomatous elements | Malignant stroma of endometrial type | Chondrosarcoma | Spindle cell |