PROSTATIC CARCINOSARCOMA - A CASE-REPORT

A unique case of carcinosarcoma of the prostate in a 66-year old man i s presented. The patient underwent a total prostatectomy under the dia gnosis of prostatic carcinoma. Despite adjuvant radiotherapy, the pati ent died about 3 months after the operation. The surgically resected p rimary tumor was composed of two histologically distinct elements, an adenocarcinoma and sarcoma with various mesodermal components. These e lements were intimately intermingled and transitional forms were often noted. The sarcomatous portion contained areas of chondromatous diffe rentiation. The pathogenesis of this complex neoplasm is discussed.