Prostatic carcinosarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
A unique case of carcinosarcoma of the prostate detected in a 71-year-old man is presented. Pelvic exenteration was performed, and the resected prostatic mass was found to consist of two histologically distinct elements; adenocarcinoma and sarcoma with focal osteosarcomatous element. The patient is still alive with neither metastasis nor recurrence. This is the 42nd case of carcinosarcoma of the prostate to be reported in the literature.
Fukawa
Tomoya
T
Department of Urology, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan. fukatomoy@k4.dion.ne.jp
Numata
Kousaku
K
Yamanaka
Masahito
M
Miyamoto
Tadayuki
T
Kurokawa
Yasushi
Y
Kanayama
Hiro-Omi
HO
Kagawa
Susumu
S
Utsunomiya
Masato
M
Hirokawa
Mitsuyoshi
M
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration / Q000379:methods*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome