Prostatic Carcinosarcoma: A Case Report

Senoglu Y., Cam K., Erdem H., KAYIKÇI M. A., TEKİN A.

UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.67-69, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/uob.771
  • Dergi Adı: UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-69
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Prostatic carcinosarcoma is a rare malignancy composed of sarcomatous and carcinomatous elements. Predominantly, they are very aggressive tumors with a poor prognosis. In this case report, a 78 year-old male patient with prostate adenocarcinoma developing prostatic carcinosarcoma after using androgen blockade for 3 years was presented. We tried to define the clinical and pathological features of this rare malignancy with current information.