Neoplastic Process
carcinosarcoma Audio
[ kahr-suh-noh-sahr-koh-muh ]
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed; Sarcoma
Definitions related to carcinosarcoma:
  • (carcinosarcoma, malignant) A malignant neoplasm comprising a mixture of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A malignant neoplasm that contains elements of carcinoma and sarcoma so extensively intermixed as to indicate neoplasia of epithelial and mesenchymal tissue. (Stedman, 25th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A malignant tumor composed of a mixture of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A malignant tumor that is a mixture of carcinoma (cancer of epithelial tissue, which is skin and tissue that lines or covers the internal organs) and sarcoma (cancer of connective tissue, such as bone, cartilage, and fat).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Malignant neoplasm that contains elements of carcinoma and sarcoma so extensively intermixed as to indicate neoplasia of epithelial and mesenchymal tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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