Carcinosarcoma of the lung: Mayo Clinic experience and response to chemotherapy.
Mayo Clin Proc
; 59(9): 598-603, 1984 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
The clinical presentation, clinical course, and results of various treatment modalities of 17 patients with carcinosarcoma of the lung were reviewed. This group of patients was 0.2% of all Mayo Clinic patients with lung cancer who had been treated between 1971 and 1982. Most patients were men in the sixth decade of life who had a history of smoking. Ten of 17 neoplasms were located in the upper lobes. Noninvasive diagnostic tests had a low yield in detecting carcinosarcomas. Pulmonary resection with curative intent was performed in 15 of 17 patients; however, only 4 patients were alive at 6, 8, 28, and 39 months, respectively, postoperatively. The median survival was 1 year. Doxorubicin-based chemotherapeutic programs produced an objective response in two of four patients.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carcinosarcoma
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Mayo Clin Proc
Año:
1984
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Article