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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2015

Is it really an abscess? An unusual case of metastatic stromal cell sarcoma of the prostate.

Shehan Wickramasinghe, Edwin Beenen, Michael He

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shehan WickramasingheMonash Health, 135 David Street, Dandenong, VIC 3175, Australia. Electronic address: shehan_wicks@yahoo.co.nz.
Edwin BeenenDepartment of General Surgery, The Canberra Hospital Building 6, Level 1, Yamba Drive, Garran, ACT 2605, Australia. Electronic address: edwin.beenen@act.gov.au.
Michael HeDepartment of General Surgery, The Canberra Hospital Building 6, Level 1, Yamba Drive, Garran, ACT 2605, Australia. Electronic address: mike.he@act.gov.au.
Canberra Hospital · AUMonash Health · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionProstatic stromal sarcomas account for about 0.1% of all prostatic malignancies. Local recurrence into bladder, seminal vesicles and rectum has been documented. Distal metastasis, has so far only been reported in lung and bone. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report the case of a 42 year old man with a subcutaneous metastatic deposit of a prostatic stromal cell sarcoma 5 years after radical prostatectomy. Additional staging with CT- and PET-scan showed lymph node involvement in the neck and left axilla. A core biopsy of the skin lesion was undertaken, of which the histology revealed a low grade spindle cell tumour that was morphologically identical to a previously diagnosed prostatic stromal sarcoma. DISCUSSION: In literature distant metastases to the lung and bone have been documented before. This is the first documented case of a subcutaneous metastasis of prostatic stromal cell sarcoma.

conclusionThe preferred treatment for prostatic stromal cell sarcoma is surgery by radical prostatectomy or cystoprostatectomy. There is currently not enough literature on the topic to elucidate the role of chemo- or radiotherapy in loco-regional or distant spread.

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MalignancyMetastasisProstateSarcomaSkinStromal tumours of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP)

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PMID26581082
PMCPMC4701799
OpenAlexW1906274450

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