Carcinosarcoma of the prostate.
The present report describes a rare prostatic tumor occurring in a 78-year-old Japanese male. The histological features were those of carcinosarcoma involving an adenocarcinoma and a chondrosarcoma, with metastasis to the liver. The carcinomatous component stained positively for prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) by an immunoperoxidase technique. The literature is reviewed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase