A Rare Case of Synovial Sarcoma of the Prostate Causing Urinary Retention

Synovial sarcomas of the prostate are exceedingly rare malignant tumors. Only a few cases have been reported so far. We discuss a case of a 52-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma of the prostate. Since this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ehsanullah, Syed, Rashid, Syeda Zarmeena, Haq, Adeel, Ehsanullah, Saiyed Abdullah A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8825446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35155022
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21057
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Sumario:Synovial sarcomas of the prostate are exceedingly rare malignant tumors. Only a few cases have been reported so far. We discuss a case of a 52-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma of the prostate. Since this sarcoma is rare, it can easily be misdiagnosed with BPH or adenocarcinoma of the prostate.

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