Sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate: A rare variant
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https://doi.org/10.21276/apalm.3629Keywords:
carcinoma, prostate, adenocarcinoma, aggressiveAbstract
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the prostate is an extremely rare aggressive variant of prostatic adenocarcinoma, which causes diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to its mixed histological features. It represents less than 0.1% of prostate cancer cases.References
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