Table 4 Comparison of the present case and other reported cases of cutaneous carcinosarcoma
From: Cutaneous pilomatrical carcinosarcoma: a case report with molecular analysis and literature review
Authors | Tran et al (2005) | Clark et al (2017) | Present case | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Features | Epidermal CS | Adnexal CS | Adnexal CS | Epidermal CS | Pilomatrical CS |
Age (mean ± SD) | 73 ± 11 (44–91) | 58 ± 16 (36–87) | 63.3 ± 16.1 (36–92) | 76 ± 12 (41–98) | 74 |
Sex ratio (male: female) | 17:7 | 8:10 | 0.84 | 2.2 | Female |
Site at head and neck, prevalence | 46% | 44% | 45.8% | 58.6% | Scalp |
Ulceration prevalence | 48% | 33% | Not evident | ||
Epithelial component | BCC 54% SCC 58% | Spiradenocarcinoma 56% Adenocarcinoma 17% Matrical carcinoma 6% | Spiradenocarcinoma 50% Trichogenic carcinoma 25% Pilomatrical carcinoma 1% | BCC 63.2% SCC4 5.9% | Pilomatrical carcinoma+SCC |
Mesenchymal component | |||||
UPS (AFX) | 70% | 56% | 74.9% | 67.7% | UPS |
Osteosarcoma | 35% | 38% | 16.7% | 26.4% | |