[Leiomyosarcoma of the prostate treated with neoadjuvant intra-arterial chemotherapy and pelvic excenteration ; a case report].

ABSTRACT

A 34-year-old man presented with left inguinal discomfort. Digital rectal examination revealed an enlarged nodular prostate. Computed tomography showed an enlarged prostate invading the bladder and rectum. A histological examination of transrectal prostatic needle biopsy specimens revealed sarcoma of the prostate. He received three courses of neoadjuvant arterial injection chemotherapy consisting of adriamycin (30 mg/m2) and cisplatin (70 mg/m2). Total pelvic excenteration was perfomed. Histopathological examination of the tumor revealed leiomyosarcoma of the prostate. He remains alive 11 months after the operation without recurrence.