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Adult prostatic sarcoma

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A 57-year-old male with a high grade leiomyosarcoma of the prostate is presented. The local extent of the tumor was accurately described by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Following chemotherapy, the tumor volume was reduced by 60% and was judged to be clinically resectable by MRI. Despite radical cystoprostatectomy, the patient died of metastatic disease.

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  1. Barbara Demas

    Present address: Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, School of Medicine, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA

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  1. Departments of Surgery, Urology Service, Radiology, and Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Paul Russo, Barbara Demas & Victor Reuter

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Russo, P., Demas, B. & Reuter, V. Adult prostatic sarcoma. Abdom Imaging 18, 399–401 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201792

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