Case report highlights favorable outcome in carcinosarcoma with osteosarcoma component, suggesting early diagnosis and aggressive treatment improve prognosis.
Carcinosarcomas of the salivary gland with osteosarcoma component are very rare, with only 17 cases reported. Despite multiple poor prognostic factors, our patient's outcome was favorable, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment in improving prognosis for this aggressive tumor variant.
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