Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate is an extremely rare but aggressive neoplasm. It is generally associated with a poor prognosis. About 100 cases have so far been reported in the English literature. We report the case of a 64-year-old male with a very rapidly progressive disease that ultimately invo...
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| author | Syed M Nazim Imran K Jalbani Farhat Abbas Khurram Minhas |
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| description | Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate is an extremely rare but aggressive neoplasm. It is generally associated with a poor prognosis. About 100 cases have so far been reported in the English literature. We report the case of a 64-year-old male with a very rapidly progressive disease that ultimately involved the whole lower urinary tract and rectum. The management of this case along with etio-pathogenesis and literature review is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecb9cec09b784206a2056258a7a1a97c2022-12-21T19:01:53ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsUrology Annals0974-77960974-78342013-01-015428328610.4103/0974-7796.120311Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectumSyed M NazimImran K JalbaniFarhat AbbasKhurram MinhasSarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate is an extremely rare but aggressive neoplasm. It is generally associated with a poor prognosis. About 100 cases have so far been reported in the English literature. We report the case of a 64-year-old male with a very rapidly progressive disease that ultimately involved the whole lower urinary tract and rectum. The management of this case along with etio-pathogenesis and literature review is discussed.http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2013;volume=5;issue=4;spage=283;epage=286;aulast=NazimCarcino-sarcomaprostatesarcomatoid carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Syed M Nazim Imran K Jalbani Farhat Abbas Khurram Minhas Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum Urology Annals Carcino-sarcoma prostate sarcomatoid carcinoma |
| title | Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum |
| title_full | Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum |
| title_fullStr | Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum |
| title_short | Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum |
| title_sort | sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate involving the whole lower urinary tract and rectum |
| topic | Carcino-sarcoma prostate sarcomatoid carcinoma |
| url | http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2013;volume=5;issue=4;spage=283;epage=286;aulast=Nazim |
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