CYSTOSARCOMA-PHYLLODES OF THE PROSTATE

We report a case of a 40-year-old man with cystosarcoma phyllodes of t he prostate. This tumour is very rare in the prostate. The stroma of t he tumour was cellular and composed of elongated cells with spindle sh aped nuclei, scanty, pale and eosinophilic cytoplasm. Some cells showe d nuclear atypia but the cells did not display mitotic activity. We ca tegorised this tumour as benign. The suprapubic prostatectomy was done . The patient is alive and well after three years.