Case Report / Olgu Sunumu
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Bulletin of Urooncology 2017;16:67-69
DOI: 10.4274/uob.771
Introduction
Prostate carcinosarcoma is extremely rare and aggressive
neoplasm. It constitutes approximately 0.1% of all neoplasias
of prostate, and mostly seen in 6
th
and 7
th
decades (1). As its
name denotes, it contains sarcomatoid and malign epithelial
components (2). Epithelial component exhibits different Gleason
patterns and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) staining is positive.
Sarcomatous component is usually composed of nonspecific
spindle cells. Heterologous differentiation can be observed
with chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma,
rhabdomyosarcoma, liposarcoma or any combinations thereof
(2). Serum PSA levels are usually within normal limits (3).
Prostate adenocarcinoma previously seen in 50% of cases.
Carcinosarcoma can develop secondary to hormonal therapy
and radiotherapies (4). Lung and liver metastases are common.
Nowadays, a small number of prostate carcinosarcoma cases
have been reported in the literature (5). Therefore, there is no
standard treatment protocol. Here, we defined a 78-year old
carcinosarcoma developed at 3
rd
year of hormonal treatment.
Case Presentation
A 78 year-old man with prostate adenocarcinoma referred
to our department with lower urinary tract symptoms and
macroscopic hematuria. The patient was diagnosed with
prostate adenocarcinoma 3 years ago. The serum PSA level
was 65 ng/mL, the initial prostate biopsy revealed prostate
adenocarcoma of Gleason 4+3. No report was available
regarding metastatic evaluation. Combined androgen blockade
with goserelin and bicalutamide was started three years ago.
The patient had urethral catheter for 2 months. The last
serum PSA level was 1.21 ng/mL. On digital rectal exam,
a stony hard prostate fixed to the surrounding tissue was
palpated. Cystoscopy revealed a gross hematoma in the
bladder without any lesion. The patient underwent transurethral
prostate resection and bilateral orchiectomy. No metastasis was
detected on thoracic and abdominal computed tomography.
Histopathological examination revealed carcinosarcoma of
prostate. Histologically, the tumor was found to consist of
a mixture of bizarre like cells; atypical, pleomorphic spindle
cells with many atypical mitosis and some areas of osteoid-like
appearance (Figure 1). Epithelial component was found in a
small area. Epithelial cells were positive for cytokeratin pan-
antibody whereas the other areas were negative. Sarcomatous
components were stained positive for vimentin, CD68, smooth
muscle actin; negative for CD34, S100, PSA, desmin (Figure 2).
The patient was discharged from our hospital with urethral
catheter due to a lack of urination spontaneously. There was
Prostat karsinosarkomu, sarkomatöz ve karsinomatöz unsurlardan
oluşan nadir bir malignitedir. Sıklıkla kötü prognozu olan çok agresif
tümörlerdir. Bu olgu sunumunda, 3 yıl maksimum androjen blokajı alan
prostat adenokarsinomu olgusunda prostat karsinosarkomu gelişen 78
yaşındaki bir erkek hasta sunuldu. Bu nadir görülen malignitenin klinik ve
patolojik özelliklerini güncel bilgilerle tanımlamaya çalıştık.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Prostat, karsinosarkom, adenokarsinom
Öz
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.
Keywords: Prostate, carcinosarcoma, adenocarcinoma
Abstract
Address for Correspondence/Yaz›flma Adresi: Yusuf Şenoğlu MD, Aliağa State Hospital, Clinic of Urology, İzmir, Turkey
Phone: +90 232 616 87 87 E-mail: ysenoglu@yahoo.com
Received/Geliş Tarihi: 23.11.2016 Accepted/Kabul Tarihi: 15.02.2017
1
Aliağa State Hospital, Clinic of Urology, İzmir, Turkey
2
Marmara University, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Urology, İstanbul, Turkey
3
Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Düzce, Turkey
4
Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Düzce, Turkey
Yusuf Şenoğlu MD
1
, Kamil Çam MD
2
, Havva Erdem MD
3
, Muhammet Ali Kayıkçı MD
4
, Ali Tekin MD
4
Prostat Karsinosarkomu: Olgu Sunumu
Prostatic Carcinosarcoma: A Case Report