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Table 1 Review of previously reported cases of carcinosarcoma of the salivary glands with osteosarcoma components

From: Carcinosarcoma of the parotid gland with abdominal metastasis: a case report and review of literature

Reference

Age (years)/sex

Location

Histologic type of carcinoma

Histologic type of sarcoma

Metastasis/site

Histologic type of metastatic tumor

Treatment

Outcome

Garner et al. 1989 [7]

57/F

Parotid gland

Adenocarcinoma

Osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma

No

(−)

Left parotidectomy and radical neck dissection

Local recurrence at 6 weeks and died

Yamashita et al. 1990 [8]

52/M

Submandibular gland

Adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma

Osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, fibrosarcoma

No

(−)

Excision and right modified neck dissection with chemotherapy

No recurrence for 5 months

Bleiweiss et al. 1992 [9]

64/M

Submandibular gland

Adenocarcinoma

Osteosarcoma

No

(−)

Partial mandibulectomy with radical neck dissection

Local recurrence at 4 months

de la Torre et al. 1995 [10]

83/F

Parotid gland

Adenocarcinoma

Osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma

Yes/lung

NR

Wide excision

Local recurrence and lung metastasis, died after 1 year

Carson et al. 1995 [11]

51/F

Parotid gland

Adenocarcinoma

Osteosarcoma

No

(−)

Total parotidectomy with chemotherapy

Local recurrence at 7 months and died at 9 months

Gogas et al. 1999 [12]

77/M

Submandibular gland

Salivary duct carcinoma

Osteosarcoma. chondrosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma

Yes/lung

NR

Wide excision with radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Lung metastasis at 3 months

Sironi et al. 2000 [13]

77/M

Parotid gland

Squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma,

Osteosarcoma

Yes/NR

NR

Right total parotidectomy with radical neck dissection

Metastasis at 3 months

Mardi et al. 2004 [14]

59/M

Parotid gland

Adenocarcinoma

Osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma

NA

NA

NA

NA

Jang et al. 2011 [15]

67/M

Parotid gland

Adenocarcinoma

Osteosarcoma

Yes/lung

Osteosarcoma

Left parotidectomy with radiotherapy

Lung metastasis at 5 months

Jha et al.2017 [16]

35/M

Parotid gland

Adenocarcinoma

Osteosarcoma

No

(−)

Total radical parotidectomy with radiotherapy

No recurrence for 12 months

Present case

72/M

Parotid gland

Adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma

Osteosarcoma

Yes/abdominal cavity

Osteosarcoma

Total parotidectomy with radiotherapy

Metastasis at 6 months and died

  1. NA, not available, NR not reported