[Prostatic sarcoma: Report of two cases].
Prostatic sarcomas are very rare tumours with a very poor prognosis. They may coexist with prostatic adenocarcinoma, in which case they are only diagnosed on histological examination of the operative specimen with identification of sarcoma on immunohistochemical analysis. Due to their rapidly invasive potential, they must be detect early in the course, particularly in young subjects. Certain clinical signs, such as obstructive urinary symptoms in a young man or rectal symptoms in an elderly man are suggestive of sarcoma. In this article, the authors report two cases of prostatic sarcoma surgically treated and present a review of the literature on this disease.
Dargent
François
F
Service de Chirurgie urologique et d'Andrologie, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France. fracoue@hotmail.com
Colombeau
Pierre
P
Paraf
François
F
Dumas
Jean-Philippe
JP
Paulhac
Pascal
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000473:pathology*