Blog Archive

Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the prostate with bladder invasion shortly after androgen deprivation: Two case reports

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader

World J Clin Cases. 2021 Mar 6;9(7):1668-1675. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i7.1668.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: To summarize the imaging, morphological and biological characteristics of sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) of the prostate with bladder invasion not long after castration.

CASE SUMMARY: Our two cases were initially diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the prostate due to dysuria. However, prostate SC was diagnosed after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and castration after only 5 and 10 mo, respectively. Distinctive liver-like tissues appeared in the second TURP procedure in case 1, while a white, fish flesh-like, narrow pedicled soft globe protruded from the prostate to the bladder in case 2.

CONCLUSION: The sarcomatoid component of SC may arise from one of the specific groups of cancer cells that are resistant to hormonal therapy. Morphological characteristics of SCs can present as "red hepatization" and "fish flesh". SC s grow rapidly and have a poor prognosis, and thus, extensive TURP plus radiation may be the treatment of choice.

PMID:33728311 | PMC:PMC7942028 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i7.1668

View on the web

No comments:

Post a Comment