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High-Grade Primary Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Prostate: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors :
Hakan Öztürk
Oya Nermin Sivrikoz
Source :
World Journal of Oncology
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Elmer Press, 2014.

Abstract

Evaluation of the primary spindle cell sarcoma prostate, which is seen extremely rare, is aimed. Literature search was made through a search in the MedLine database using PubMed and Scopus for the articles published between January 1988 and September 2013. Electronic search was limited to the following keywords: “ spindle cell sarcoma”, “primary prostate sarcoma”. Primary prosatate sarcoma was reported as 100 patients in literature. High-grade primary spindle cell sarcoma of the prostate was encountered as 16 patients in literature. This patients was reported as the 17th case. It is a difficult cancer due to diagnosis and treatment b ecause of the short average life expectancy , high potential of asymptomatic aggressive and metastatic . Histopatogenesis is not exactly known . In 50 % of composed of patients who are previously diagnosed with prostate adeno carcinom. The case was reported as high-grade primary prosatate sarcoma at an early age. The case is different from other cases because of not being adenocarcinom component. World J Oncol. 2013;4(6):258-261 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/wjon757w

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1920454X and 19204531
Volume :
4
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
World Journal of Oncology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....30bcc91093ab5d8e01298e40451ddec7