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Letters to the Editor

Prostatic sarcoma after conservative treatment with brachytherapy for low-risk prostate cancer

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Pages 1215-1216 | Received 24 Aug 2012, Accepted 23 Sep 2012, Published online: 24 Oct 2012

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Figure 1. Macroscopic performance of prostatic sarcoma. (A) Black arrows show brachytherapy implants into the prostate tissue. (B) Sectional profile of excised specimen. Prostate is replaced by grayish tumor tissue, which extended into the bladder wall.

Figure 1. Macroscopic performance of prostatic sarcoma. (A) Black arrows show brachytherapy implants into the prostate tissue. (B) Sectional profile of excised specimen. Prostate is replaced by grayish tumor tissue, which extended into the bladder wall.

Figure 2. Histologic findings of prostatic sarcoma (HE, 400×). Atypical ovoid-spindle tumor cells with large vesicular nuclei and high mitotic index, accompanied by inflammatory cells.

Figure 2. Histologic findings of prostatic sarcoma (HE, 400×). Atypical ovoid-spindle tumor cells with large vesicular nuclei and high mitotic index, accompanied by inflammatory cells.

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