Carcinosarcoma of the Prostate Masquerading as Benign Prostatic Enlargement: Lesson Learned

Primary carcinosarcoma of the prostate is an extremely rare and aggressive malignancy. We report a patient who presented with obstructive symptoms and without a history of radiation, prior adenocarcinoma, or androgen deprivation therapy. Transurethral resection of the prostate was performed. Histopa...

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Published inEuropean urology open science (Online) Vol. 23; pp. 9 - 12
Main Authors Selvaraj, Nivash, Ragavan, Narasimhan, Shah, Saloni Naresh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.01.2021
Elsevier
Subjects
Carcinoma
Case Report
Prostate
Sarcoma
Sarcoma
Prostate
Carcinoma
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Summary:Primary carcinosarcoma of the prostate is an extremely rare and aggressive malignancy. We report a patient who presented with obstructive symptoms and without a history of radiation, prior adenocarcinoma, or androgen deprivation therapy. Transurethral resection of the prostate was performed. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed a confirmatory diagnosis of de novo carcinosarcoma of the prostate. The case is described for its rarity and masquerading nature.
ISSN:2666-1683
2666-1691
2666-1683
DOI:10.1016/j.euros.2020.11.006