Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회지)

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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Carcinosarcoma of the Ureter and Urinary Bladder: A Case Report

요관과 방광에 발생한 암육종: 1예 보고

  • Cha, Yoon-Ki (Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Hyun (Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Mi-Jin (Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Young (Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Soung-Hee (Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Hyun-Sun (Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeong, Myeong-Ja (Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • 차윤기 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김수현 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 강미진 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김지영 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김성희 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 조현선 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 정명자 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2010.05.09
  • Accepted : 2010.06.10
  • Published : 2010.12.01
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Abstract

Carcinosarcoma is biphasic neoplasm with distinct carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. Carcinosarcoma arising from the urinary system is extremely rare and only 14 such cases of the ureteral carcinosarcoma have been reported in the medical literature. We experienced a case of surgically proven carcinosarcoma of the ureter and urinary bladder and we report here on the computed tomography findings of this rare neoplasm.

암육종은 암종 성분과 육종 성분으로 구성된 악성 종양이다. 요로상피세포에서 기원하는 암육종은 매우 드물며, 그중에서도 요관에서 발생한 암육종은 14건만이 문헌에 보고되었다. 저자들은 수술로써 요관과 방광의 암육종으로 진단된 1예를 경험하였기에 이의 전산화단층촬영 소견을 기술하고자 한다.

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