Spontaneous carcinosarcoma originating from the renal pelvis in a rat

Abstract : Carcinosarcoma is a rare neoplasm composed of malignant epithelial and stromal elements, and, for rats, carcinosarcomas in the kidney have not been reported. In a long-term study to gather background data, we encountered a spontaneous carcinosarcoma originating from the renal pelvis with...

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Published in:Journal of Toxicologic Pathology 2016, Vol.29 (3), p.185-189
Main Authors: Akira Inomata, Kazuhiro Hayakawa, Toyohiko Aoki, Satoru Hosokawa
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Language:Japanese
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Summary:Abstract : Carcinosarcoma is a rare neoplasm composed of malignant epithelial and stromal elements, and, for rats, carcinosarcomas in the kidney have not been reported. In a long-term study to gather background data, we encountered a spontaneous carcinosarcoma originating from the renal pelvis with metastasis to the lung. At necropsy, a mass was observed in the abdominal cavity, and white nodules were scattered in lung lobes. Microscopically, there was polypoid hyperplasia of the urothelium accompanied by hyperplasia of spindle stromal cells in the pelvis. The intra-abdominal tumor was composed of epithelial and stromal elements ; in the lung, the tumor cells invaded along alveoli/bronchi and occasionally invaded the parenchyma from the blood vessels. Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic examinations revealed that the epithelial element consisted of transitional epithelial cells and that the stromal element consisted of lipoblasts. The tumor was diagnosed as a carcinosarcoma originating from the renal pelvis, and this is the first report of a carcinosarcoma originating from the renal pelvis in a rat.
ISSN:0914-9198