Gynecologic Oncology Case Reports - Unexpected long-term survival in a BRCA2 patient with metastatic carcinosarcoma associated with tamoxifen

ScienceDirect.com - Gynecologic Oncology Case Reports - Unexpected long-term survival in a BRCA2 patient with metastatic carcinosarcoma associated with tamoxifen

Highlights

► This report concerns a long survival of a BRCA2 patient with a relapsing uterine carcinosarcoma.
► Rarity of long survivorship in relapsing carcinosarcoma is confirmed by literature review.
► BRCA2 status plus platinum-hypersensitivity as contributors for the favorable outcome, even if carcinosarcoma doesn't belong to the BRCA1/2 phenotype.